Immigration

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Immigration

• in the United States of America

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History from 1500-1600

• First city (Pensacola) was founded by Spaniards
  in 1559
• Fort Caroline was built in 1564 by the French

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History from 1601-1789

• British colonisation of America
• 13 Colonies were established
• European colonisation of America

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History from 1790 1849

• The most immigrants came from Great Britain
• There were also many slaves from Africa
• (total 425500 people from Britain)

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History from 1850 - 1930

• Catholicism (Italian and Irish people) became the
  leading denomination
• Most immigrants lived in Boston and New York
• The Congress passed the Emergency Quota Act in
  1921 (limits number of immigrants)

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History from 1930 - 2008

• While the Great Depression only 25000
  immigrants wanted to go to America
• In 1938 many immigrants came from Europe in hope
  to get away from Nazi-terror in Germany
• While every war there was the same effect

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Historical Data from 2004