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Jan 1, 1001
Vikings
First scandanavians to reach America -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Immigrant Groups
We put all of our immigrant groups together to make a big timeline. The groups are theSwedish, Irish,Norwegien's,Italian's, and Mexicans. -
Jan 1, 1492
Spanish Explortion
The Spanish helped discover America in 1513 because they wanted Gold. So they sent out Christopher Columbus to do this for them in 1492. Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. When he got here he believed he was in India so he called the people he saw Indians. The Spanish then started coming to collect more gold. -
French Explorers
French Explorers came to America in search of Animal Fur. New France was a colony developed by the French. It covered present-day Canada. French explorers included; Verrazano, Cartier, Champlain, who established Quebec; Marquette, who found the Mississippi ; and La Salle, who explored the Great Lakes. -
Arrival Of Dutch
The Dutch arrived in America in 1609 and they were also the first to settle in the Chicago area -
Peter Minuit
A Dutch explorer sent by the Swede's to establish a colony in America. -
Italian Diaspora
A long period of time of migration of Italian people. They're divided in waves. These waves consists of why, when, and where they migrated. These waves were because of overpopulation, World Wars, and poverty. -
Immigraters
Between 1825 and 1925, more than 850,000 Norwegians immigrated to America -
Norwegian immigrants
Norwegian immigrantion to North America began in 1825 -
First Norwegians
Norwegians are credited for being the first Europeans to have founded North America( DONT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YEAR) -
Persecution
Norwegian immigrants left because they were being persecuted, they then had a better life -
Robert O'Hara Burke
Robert O'Hara Burke was an Irish explorer who crossed Australia From the North to the South in the 1800's. -
Farmers Left
Farmers started to leave and coming to America because of land and harvesting problems. This was a great deal fo everyone and a couple years later, some Swede's start immigranting to America. -
Lars Paul
Lars Paul was the one who esatablished a colony in New Upsala,Wisconsin. -
1845 Irish Potato Famine
In 1845 there was a fungus that destroyed all of the potato crops in Ireland. -
John Mullanphy
John Mullanphy was a rich Irish man who helped the Irishmen by giving them a place to stay after they arrived in America. -
The Famine Returns
In 1846 The Irish Potato Blight returns causing 350,000 people to die. -
Typhus
In 1846 Typhus broke out and killed thousands of people along with the Potato Famine. -
War Ends
In 1848, the Treaty of Gaudalupe ended the Mexican-American War and reduced the size of Mexico by 45%. -
Workforce
When Irish people got jobs they ended up with dangerous jobs. The Irish women often got jobs like servants or domestic workers. Men on the other hand had jobs like coal mining, and railroad construstion and canals. -
Foreign Imports
The need of U.S. employers to import foreign labor was increased first by the expansion of cattle ranches in the Southwest, and by the increase of fruit production in California in 1850 and 1880. -
Cleng Peerson
Cleng Peerson is known as the father of Norwegian immigration, he brought immigrants to Clifton, Texas for a better life. -
Irish People Not Needed
Irish people weren't allowed to apply for some jobs. The signs even said Help Wanted Irishmen need not apply. ( I don't know exactly what years this went on.) -
Swedan's Come to The U.S.(Tallible)
The Tallible was the land the Swede's farm and -
Cleng Peerson
Cleng Pereson died in 1865 -
Italian: Frank Puglia
Frank Puglia was a famous Italian actor born in Sicily, who immigrated to New York City when he was a teenager. -
Italian: Ludwig Bemelmans
He was a famous author, writer , and explorer born in Merano, Italy. He immigrated to New York City where most of his career began. He wrote lots of children books. -
Adapting to the New World
People were cramped into tiny houses meant for single families. They alsohad to have barely any sewage and/or running water. -
Italian: Mount Etna
Located near the city of Naples, Throughout the late I880s, early 1900s, Mount Etna. Was an extremely active volcano, erupting every few years. This resulted to massive destruction such as earthquakes, tsunamis, & droughts. -
Italian: Messina Earthquake of 1908
This massive earthquake measure about a 7 on the magnitude sclae. This resulted in killing well over 300,000 people. This defenitely resulted to many people migrating out of the country. -
Rapid Growth
Immigration really grew in 1910 with the Mexican Revolution. Over 50,000 Mexican workers immigrated to the United States every year looking for jobs, and our leaders welcomed them with open arms as long as there was a need for them--they proved particularly useful during World War I. -
Swedish-American Line
This line was a line that the Swede's used as a way to get to America easier than before. What they would do is port the ship after they went a certain distance and switch off people. -
Italian: World War l: American Effect
Many Italian immigrated because of World War l. Around this certain time, New York (Ellis Island) became more crowded. Culture changes were major around this time. -
Italian: Reasons For Immigration
Besides the natural disasters leading to immigration, there were many other reasons such as: Violence
Social Chaos
Poverty
Diseases Many Italian mem immigrated to America because they were in search of a better job. -
More Migration
When the United States found itself embroiled in a second World War, Mexican migrant labor began to look like a good idea again. -
Moving Back
More than 810,000 illegal immigrants accepted offers to return to their home countries without being forcibly removed. -
Immigration Continues
The number of illegal immigrants in the United States was estimated a woping 11.5 million Mexican Americans in 2011.
