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Jul 12, 1100
Vikings
Vikings were the first to come and explore America. -
Nov 5, 1513
Early Spanish Immigrants
Spanish immigrants-explorers wanted control of America for the gold . They began coming to America in 1513. -
Oct 1, 1567
Early France
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and navigator who mapped most of North America. France wanted fur from America. America had animals Europe did not. France was nice to the Indians, because they needed the Indians to catch animals for them. -
First British group to come to America
Roanoke was the first colony to come to America.England wants control of America for their natural resources. Such as trees, crops, etc. -
The first known
In 1608 the first known Polish immigrants were hired by London company to bring their industrial skills to Jamestown. -
Immigrants votes count !
When the Polish immigrants first came here they were allowed to work but not vote . Many immigrants thought this was unfair . On July 12 1619 the Legislative assembly allowed them to vote. -
First St. Patrick's Day Parade in America
The first ever St. Patrick's Day Parade in America in New York city on March 17, 1762. This religious holiday is important to the Irish because it represents Ireland's change from paganism to Christianity and reminds the Irish of their pride and heritage. -
American Revolutionary War
In 1776 Polish immigrants in America increased. The Polish immigrants who travled to America during this time came to help us fight in the American Revolutionary War. These Polish immigrants had mutual feelings about being self governed . -
Aleksander Bielaski
Aleksander Bielaski was born November 1811, he came to America to help build the Illinois Central Railroad. He also befriended Abraham Lincoln Sadly sometime after that he died in the Civil War. -
Irish immigrants protest
In Philadalphia in 1845, hunderds of Irish immigrants protested because a former senator ran for re-election and courted immigrant votes. -
Typhus fever
The contagious fever Typhus spreads in Toronto, killing 863
Irish immigrents in the summer of 1847. -
Problems with Politics
Sometime in the 1840's a large ammount of Polish immigrants came to America because of political insurrections. Insurrections - A violent uprising against goverment. -
Major Immigration
The begining of Mexico field hand work for the United States. The pay was poor. United States abused the work rights of the Mexicans. -
Tuberculosis struck Italian immigrants
Thousand of Italians were killed because of this deadly disease. More than 245 immigrants died. Tuberculosis enlarges your lungs, some of the symptoms are that you get tired, lack of air, you get weaker, and have chest pains. Many immigrant died because of this, even children. More than 163 children died including 5 infants. -
major immigration:end
The end of the field work, needed for U.S. Alot of Mexicans were imported back to Mexico. It was hard for them to find jobs. -
The Oriental Exclusion Act
The Oriental Exclusion Act increases the demand for Italian agricultural labor. Oriental Exclusion Act is where immigrants who were ineligible for the U.S citizenship from the entrance to the United States. -
Biggest Immigration
During the 1800's the largest and most mass German Immigration. In the year of 1882 more than 250,000 German Immigrants came to America. This was the largest German Immigration ever. -
Anthony Caminetti
He was born on July 30,1854 inJackson,California. He was the first born Italian-American immigrant to be elected to the state assembly. -
Italian Chamber
The Italian Chamber of Commerce on the Pacififc coast was founded. Also at the time the Italian -Swiss colony was formed -
Ellis Island Opened
The first immigration office on Ellis Island was officially opened to immigrants waiting to enter the United States. -
Newspapers! 1 Penny!
More than 800 German newspapers were being printed and sold in America. Some of the more popular of them were the New York Staatus Zeitung. -
Amadeo Giannini
he was born on May 6,1870 in San Jose.The Bank of Italy is founded by Amadeo Giannini. It later becomes the Bank of America. -
Ellis Island
Polish immigrants going to Ellis Island broke out with meningitis. This sickness killed many Polish immigrnats. Meningitis is when the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord inflare. -
World War I
World War I started and U.S needed more workers. And so they imported Mexicans since they can work in industry and harvesting. Mexican's complained about the abuse of labor rights, and it led to the Mexican government getting mad. -
World War One
During World War one many Polish immigrants came to America because present day "Poland" had become over populated and very poor . -
German Discrimination
Anti-German
World War 1 started between America and Germany.
German American shops, name brand food, and towns names were changed. Music by Wagner and Mendelssohn were taken out of things like concerts and weddings. People accused of being Pro-German were tarred and feathered or hung. -
Chester Nimitz
Admiral Chester Nimitz, a German American, assited Dwight Eisenhower (future president) in World War II. -
Immigration Act is passed
Immigration Act is passed, setting a fixed number of people for admission and limiting Italian immigration in more than other countries. -
Biggest Italian Immigration
The biggest immigration was in Brooklyn, New York.There were 68,156 people that were born in Italy. The number of people that immigrated was 2,560,401. -
World War II
In 1933 Nazi's went into power in Berlin, Germany. When war was declared Anti-German Americans came back. Although it came back, it was not as superior as it was in World War I. After the war was over, German immigrants came to america to avoid the devastaing aftermath in Berlin. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein Is a German Immigrant, born in Wuttemberg, Germany. He fled to the America's because of World War II. He was a famous scientist in America's history. -
Elżbieta Czyżewska
On april 14,1938 Elżbieta Czyżewska was born. As a Polish actress Elzbiete czyzewka married a American journalist.
After this she became an outcast in Poland but she let Americans know Polish immigrants can persure a career just like Americans -
World War two
In 1939 durig the time of World War two approximately 5 million Polish immigrants came to the United States. They left to escape the draft
Drafts - Making people enlist in the armed forces . -
James Joyce dies
A astounding author from Rathgar Ireland dies in Zurich Switzerland in 1941. James Joyce would be remembered forever -
Bracero Program
The Bracero Program let hispanics go to the U.S and work temporarily. They worked as growers and ranchers. It helped the U.S a lot by providing extra help with growing crops. -
Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana came to America in 1961. He started playing the guitar at 8 years old and is now one of the greatest guitarist today. Carlos today lives in Marin County, California with his wife and three kids. -
End of Bracero Program
The end of the Bracero Program was really hard on a lot of hispanics. Many were sent back to Mexico, and couldn't enter the U.S again. It was almost impossible to find good paying jobs. -
Salma Hayek
Salma is a famous actress, producer and directer. She was born in Veracruz, Mexico. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California with her husband. She started off her career as an actress and she was nominated for an Oscar award. -
Sinead O'connor is born
The amazing Irish singer and songwriter Sinead O' connor is born on December 8, 1966 in Dublin, Ireland -
Martial Law
The third big wave of Polish Immigrants coming to America was because of a martial law. Not only were many of the Polish immigrants poor now their country was being ran by the military. Martial Law -military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. -
The Great Lakes
During Immigration, Germans mostly centered around the atlantic ocean, and the great lakes. So basically around New York, Boston for the Atlantic ocean. Indiana, Michigan and Illinois for the Great Lakes.
