There are many diverse groups in America, but that doesn’t mean Americans are as familiar with the cultural groups in their country as they should be. TheU.S. Census Bureauhelps to shed light on diverse groups in the U.S. by compiling statistics that break down regions in which certain ...
combined with a lack of adequate soil conservation, led to environmental disaster in America's Great Plains. A seven-year drought beginning in 1931 led to dust storms by 1932, and the nation's "Bread Basket" became known as the "Dust Bowl." By 1940, as many as 2.5 million people...
Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies and is one of the six New England states. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is bordered by Vermont in the north, New Hampshire to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, and New York to the...
Forced to leave their homeland on account of the “Great Famine” (known colloquially as “The Potato Famine”) and political unrest, by 1850, New York City was home to more native-born Irish people than Ireland’s capital—Dublin. During this time, over two million immigrants from Ireland ...
Many early American prospectors headed west of the Rocky Mountains to buy acres of cheap land in hopes of finding deposits of gold. The American Dream was a driving factor not only in the gold rushes of the mid to late 1800s, but also in the waves of immigration throughout that century...
During the 1840s, the region experienced a large increase in the number of Irish settlers, caused by people escaping from the Irish Potato Famine. During the second half of the 19th century, immigration also increased from across Europe with groups including Russians, Armenians, and Italians. ...
Immigration and Economy Between 1683 and 1776, Germans flooded Virginia, particularly the Shenandoah Valley, along with some Irish and Scottish immigrants. By 1800, tobacco production had depleted the soil in Virginia, and an exodus of farmers began to the west. Many plantation owners brought their...
By 1920, about a third of the Rhode Island population was foreign-born. The history of immigration contributed to creating Providence as the major population center, along with the bordering cities such as North Providence, Pawtucket, Johnston, Cranston, Warwick, and East Providence. ...
Boston, New York, New Orleans was one of the top 3 immigration points for the Irish during the potato blight of the 1800s. “Men of New Basin Canal” that honors the 30K Irishmen who died digging that canal. 15:22 “Men of New Basin Canal” byMarc Gunn& Jamie Haeuser fromHow Amer...
Reform immigration courts by upping the number of staff and judges, make them independent instead of run by the Department of Justice and send 2,000 lawyers to the southern border. Give immediate citizenship to immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, as well as individu...