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Germans start Traveling
many germans were fleeing their homeland to find a easier life in european countries, the western hemisphere's, and Australia due to extremely violent conditions. -
Travel
15,00 germans left britain ,and 3,000 crossed the atlantic ocean for new york cit0y. -
Germans in New York
Germans established 7 villages in New York on the Robert Livingston Manor. in 1712, 1 more village was added. -
Germans in Pennsylvania
IN 1745 THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 45,00 GERMANS ALONE LIVING IN PENNSYLVANIA . -
German Society of Maryland
The German Society of Maryland was formed to assist and protect Non-speaking english germans. -
Early 1800's Polish Immigration started
In the 1800's, the Polish started immigrating. About 5 million immigrants came over to the United States at the beginning of World War II. -
Statute Concerning the Organization of the Jews.
Alexander I created this legistation that forced the jews to live in a settlement called "The Pale Of Settlement". this angered many of the jews. it was very crowed and there wernt many ways to work and make money . this created poverty. -
Start of the irish immigration
6,000 Irish people sailed for America and over 3,000 Irish labourers were employed on the Erie Cana. -
United states germans
1820 -1930 5.2 MILLION REACHED THE UNITED STATES -
Mexicans win teh war between Spain
This is when mexico won its independence agianst Spain -
Poland to New York, USA
Immigrants came on board to go to New York. After they arrived, the officers went on the ship to make sure that there weren't any diseases, so they could go to shore. Special doctors would check everyone to see if anyone had a disorder or felt weird. Luckily, only about 2% of them were sent home. -
mexicans come because of war
This is when the mexicans arrived in america because of the war -
mexicans become legal in america
The mexican arrive after war agianst america for land.Tehy sighned a treaty and the mexicans that were in america at the time became legal residents -
Mexicans go back
At this time all the americans and mexicans where friends.Now they would go back because the revolutionary war was over. -
Emancipation of Russians Serfs 1
allowed jewish merchants ,doctors,and artisains were allowed to moved outside the 'Pale of Settlement' -
cilvil war begins
The cilvil war begins and effects germans trying to immigrate to america without getting involved. -
Alexander II is assassinated! 1
the Jews automaticaly had the blame for it. -
'May' Laws were created 1
Laws against jewish holidays ,them owning property ,and denies them any civil serivice jobs. Also forced jews to practice christian practices. -
Polish Religion
Majority of the Poles are Roman Catholics. The immigrants would travel in groups, but some were sent south, and west. They stuck with their religion by putting big churches together. The community loved the church because they felt they can talk about religious beliefs and problems. The Poles gathered on holidays, and they believed that without church they would lose their identity. -
Kishinev 1
Jews were killed 1,300 homes and shops are plundered. The govener does nothing to stop these actions . But secretly promotes them. -
Czar Nicholas signs the Constitution 1
After he signs it the worse violence accurs. Massacres occur in more than 300 towns. 1,000 people are killed and thousands more are injured. -
American Jew commitee is created 1
Created by Jews to protect the international rights of Jews. -
The border was created
This is the year the border was made.Now mexicans had to cross over to get there.Many families had to cross over in order to get a new life -
John Paul II
Paul is the most famous Pole. His birth name is Karol Jozef Wojtyla. He was born in Wadowice, in Poland. Paul became pope by the Catholic Church in 1978. He was the first non-italian pope in about 455 years. -
Ryszard Kuklinski
One of United States' best Cold War spies. He was Polish army officer. Kuklinski gave about 35,000 to the CIA, ehen the Soviet Union and USA were kinda against each other. -
Time of war
This was during WW2.The people from mexico complained that only cause they were born out of the country they wanted to fight because of there children that were born in america. -
to be honored after war The Mexicans
This is the time that war ended.The mexican had particaipated in war.They earned 30 honor medals for they had been involved and helped out. -
Polish are now Americans
Poles were born in America during the late 1900's. Poles still kinda kept their heritage. Later on they left that old Polish life behind them. They wanted to fit in the American society. Ever since they left that old Polish culture behind them, they began a new one. Even though they can't get away from their past, they're still pround of their ancient culture.
