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Oct 8, 1492
Spanish Exploration
Began looking for a shorter route to Asia. Columbus and Cortes found Cuba in 1519. -
British Colonization
The British Colony was developed by Walter Raleigh. Raleigh was chosen by Queen Elizabeth. His first attempt was in 1585, but unsuccessful. Raleigh's second attempt worked. Walter returns to England, and he was forced to stay there because England was fighting the Spanish. When he returned to Roanoke in 1591, nobody was there. This made the 1st British Colonization a failure. -
The Dutch
The Dutch started to explore and they found the Spanish also they found an island but they didn't go to them cause they were scared. -
Charles Thomson
Charles Thomson is an Irish Immigrant from Ireland Landing in Philidelphia. He was a famous merchant in Philidelphia. -
Thomas Burke
Thomas Burke arrived to America in 1764 along with his brother Aedanus. Thomas wanted a job that involves the law. -
Irish Potato Famine
In Ireland, a severe famine occured with crops and diseases. The Irish Potato Famine began when a fungus or disease was spreading all over Ireland, causeing them to immigrate to America. -
Mexican-American War
In 1846, a war broke out with Mexicans vs. the United States. Everything changes in Mexico and the US. They were facing each other for the states of Texas and California. This event caused immigration because of safety reasons and people thought there would be more land in the United States after the war. -
Irish Draf Riots
The Irish Draft Riots broke out with five days of mayhem and bloodshed. Some of the Irish wanted to immigrate to America because of the riot. -
Fruit Harvest
The Japanese immigrated to Hawaii in 1880. This was not a state claimed by the US for another two decades. About 200,000 people moved to Hawaii from Japan. People immigrated here because of the jobs that came with harvesting fruit. -
Guadalupe Victoria
Guadalupe Victoria was the first President of Mexico, in office from 1824 to 1829 after he was done in the office he didnt like the population so he left Mexico as a imagrant and came to the United States. -
Ivring Berlin
His family immigrated to the United States in 1893. In 1911, he wrote a song that had launched his career all over to the world it made him very famous in America. -
Shintaro Takaki
Takaki opened a resteraunt in Portland, Oregon, and he was trying to seel Japanese goods to Chinese Merchants that were in the US. He later became a labor contractor. He helped Portland create a center of immigration workers. -
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was caused by political problems. Very few people in Mexico had money and power to do what they want. People wanted to immigrate because they were tired of the dictator rule and they were unhappy with the working conditions. -
World War I -- Russia's Invasion
Germans invaded Russia which began World War I. This war caused immigration from Russia to rise because of the safety reasons and lack of food and supplies. -
Isaac Asimov
Asimov was a highly successful writer best known for his works of science fiction when he came to America from Russia at the age of 22 he was known fo for his popular science books. -
Border Patrol
The border was no longer open freely so less people were able to come to America. -
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (Famous Singer) was born on this day in Tokyo, Japan. She is currently alive as of this day. -
World War II Begins
World War II begins when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. Many Germans did not support Hitler and what he was doing, so many of the germans immigrated to America before the war got to serious. -
Germany began to invade on Russia after Hitler said he wont
Germany begins invasion of USSR. -
Japanese Internment
The current Japanese residents of the U.S. where placed in internment camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This internment affected immigration because people did not want to come to American because of the conditions of the camps. -
World War II Ends
World War II ends when Japan surrenders when the US bombs 2 cities.The US helps Japan after the war because they realized that they were trading with us, and then we traded our culture. Many people immigrated to America becaue of the destruction of Japan after the bombings. -
Cold War
The Cold War in Russia caused immigration because supplies and necessarities were not being delivered into the country and many people were starving. -
Bracero Program
More than 4 million Mexican farm workers came to work the fields of the United States to work temporarily on contract to United States growers and ranchers. -
Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek was born this date in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. She is an actress who has starred in many movies. -
When the Vikings First Started to Explore
Bjarni Herjolfsson was the first person to find America on accident This was the first time they started exploring America. They also found little peaces of land and some gold, but they lost the gold when the ship was damaged in a giant wave that went over the ship. -
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Immigration to America
This Timespan shows when some immigration groups came to America.
