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War of The Spanish Succession
This war took place in the early 1700's for many years. When the war ended the French gained all the land from the Spanish do to the last death of the Habsburg King of Spain. This caused a lot of the Spanish immigration to come to america. -
French Invasion and Hostilities
The French Invasion basically pushed/forced Germans out of their homeland and into America. The German's mainly consisted of what they called 'Palatines'. This group was seeking religious freedom and to own their own land. When this happened obviously more and more German's began to come to america for a better life. With this being said they took over land in the 13 colonies and their way of living was different from others already in America. -
The American Revolutionary War
This war was a global war that started between Great Britain and the 13 Colonies. When the war ended America gained its independence from Great Britain. The result of this caused a massive increase in immigration in America. With the rates of immigration in America after this happened it seemed like America's economy and society started to take off in a positive way. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the war between Great Britain and France. Once this happened France gave away there territories, which ended any foreign military threat to the British. This taking place caused a great deal of Britain power and a lot more immigration. As soon as the revolutionary war ended people wanted to gain land in America helping shape the American society and culture. -
The Naturalization Act
This Act was the first one that the United States had to follow to grant any type of citizenship. This law pretty much began to shape what the american society was going to look like in the future. Once that passed this Act the immigration in America changed dramatically and became difficult for people to gain citizenship. With this being said people immigrating from other parts of the world didn't have it so easy anymore. -
The War of 1812
The war between America and Britain in 1812 really slowed down the immigration process for about two years before they re established peace. When the peace was re established that is when the immigration really picked back up and was at an all time high. From then on the immigration stayed pretty steady for the next couple of years. The only problem with the immigrants coming across the sea was a lot of the time they were sick and dying from traveling and so they had to pass the Steerage Act.
