Immigration Historry

  • May 10, 1492

    Spain

    Spain
    Christorphor Columbs was a early explorer for Spain. Columbus discovered America trying to find an earier trade route to Asia.
  • May 2, 1497

    England

    England
    John Cabot was an explorer for England. He sailed to the New world.He covinced the king that if you take the northern route to Asia you will get there faster. He was the First european explorer to find the mainland of north america.
  • Aug 15, 1524

    French

    French
    Giovanni da Verranzano was an explorer for French. He searched the new world to fing a route to Indies around the continent. He couldn't find a route so he went back to French.
  • British established Jamestown

    British established Jamestown
    John Smith came to america and created an british colony
  • The Dutch established and took over New York

    The Dutch established and took over New York
    Was tooken over by the Duke of York
  • Germans Immiagrate

    Germans Immiagrate
    Germans took a boat to Ellis island in New York
  • Carl Schurz Born

    Carl Schurz Born
    was born in Erftstadt,Germany
  • potatoe famine

    potatoe famine
    irish potato famine started
  • The German Revoulition

    The German Revoulition
    Germans lost hope after seeing germany get torn apart during the war.So they decided to leave but not all germans left
  • Gold Rush

    1849 the chinese stared to come to america in california for the Gold Rush . They went to California to get jobs and better living for their family. It ended 1855 because pay started to go down.
  • ending of famine

    ending of famine
    potato famine eneded
  • Irish in the American Civil war

    the irish played a big part in the civil war. !40,000 enlisted in the union army.
  • nellie bly was born.

    nellie bly was born as Elizebeth Jane Cochran
  • Albert Einstein Born

    He was a scientist, physics teacher, and an author. He was famous for his formula.
  • Chinese Exclusion

    The Chinese Exclusion Act law was made by James Marshall. They came up with this law beacuse, to many chinese people were taking the jobs from the americans. It ened in 1899.
  • During the Exclusion

    During the Exclusion act the chinese had to go back to china. When they went back to china thats when the nanjiing massacre. A lot of the people where being killed.
  • Italians Traveling

    Italians Traveling
    Italians traveled to america bacuse Italy was a over crowded city. An taxes were high and they had low paying wedges. America wan not overcrowded
  • Charles "Lucky" Luciano

    Charles "Lucky" Luciano
    Charles was born in Sicily, Italy in 1897. He immigrated to america in 1906 when he was 10. He was one of the notorious Italian mobster, and kind of known as the father of organized crime in New York City. He became the Boss of of the top five Families in the city. He was imported back to italy By the cuba govrnment. He died on January 26, 1962 in Naples, Italy from a Heart attack.
  • Joseph Bonanno

    Joseph Bonanno
    Joseph was born in 1905 in Castellammare del Golfo, Italy. In 1924 Joseph illegal immigrated to the United States. He led one of the top Crime families in New york from 1930 to 1960s. Joseph ;ed the crime family for 30 years. He died on May 11, 2002 in Tucson, Arizona.
  • Carl Schurz Dies

    Carl Schurz Dies
    Died in New York city
  • Italy natural disasters

    A earthquake and tidal wave swet though Messina and Sicilly killing millions of people. Some people moved to america because the disaters messed up there homes, soil, and crops. People moved to america because their land had food and propertiy that wasn't messed up.
  • Italy vs. Turkey war

    Italy vs. Turkey war
    Italy went into war with Turkey In 1911 on september 29. They were fighting over land of the protection of italian citizans. Italians immigrated to america because they were not being protected during the war.
  • WWI

    The German lost the war because they were out numbered and out gunned
  • Italy in Worl war 1

    Italy in Worl war 1
    Italy entered in world war 1 in april of 1915. People immigrated to america because italy entered in world wr 1 against the united states. People were dieing in the war.
  • End of WWI

  • Albert einstien wins nobel prize

  • The Japanese

    The rape of Nanking (Nanking Massacre) is when the Japanese captured the capital city of China .
  • WWII

    Germans didnt want to join in the war so they immagrated to america
  • Japanese Attacked the pearl harbor in Hawaii

    This ruined immigration for the japanese for along time
  • Italy in World War 2

    Italy in World War 2
    Italy was beening invasted by the United States in 1943. People were afraid to die. They immigrated to america becaue people weren't being killed because of the war
  • End of WWII

  • Jackie Chan

  • Albert einstien Dies

    Albert einstien Dies
    Dies in princton New Jersey
  • Yao Ming

    Yao Was born September 12 1980, in Shanghai, China. Yao was drafted by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2002, and later that year became only the third Chinese national ever to play in the NBA.He was already famous, and famously tall: at 7'6" (2.29 meters) he towered over even most professional players, and he had played for China's national team in the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2002 FIBA World Championships. He also played five seasons with the Shangh