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Period: 1000 to
The Melting Pot Theory
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1100
Native Americans
The Native Americans were the first people to inhabit the now United States and also the first culture. Most scientists believe they arrived somewhere between 8,600 and 11,000 years ago -
1565
Spanish Immigration
The Spanish were the first to move and settle in North America with the settlement of St. Augustine. -
British Immigration
The Spanish were then followed by the British with the settlement of the Plymouth Company. -
French Immigration
The first happening of the French immigration in North America was actually in 1534, however they never permanently settled until 1604 on an island which is now apart of Maine. However, this island was greatly ill, and they made a more permanent home in Quebec in 1608. -
British Immigration
The first set and stone settlement of the British was created with the settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. -
African American Immigration
The first group of African Americans were brought to North American as slaves. They landed in Jamestown, Virginia. -
Chinese Immigration
Historians currently mark the fist migration of the Chinese to America in the 1800s, which they credit to the gold rush. -
Irish Immigration
The immigration of the Irish began in 1820. Between 1820 and 1860 they consisted of about a third of America's immigrants, by 1840 they comprised nearly half of the immigrants to the nation -
Mexican Immigration
Mexican Immigration officially started in 1848, however, had a large spike in 1910 with the Mexican Revolution. -
Middle Easter Immigration
The first case of immigration from the middle east was in 1880 when the residents of the Ottoman Empire migrated to America seeking freedom and economic opportunities.