FIRST WAVE OF AMERICAN IMMIGRATION (jan 1, 1820 – jan 1, 1870)
Description:
Like 7 mln went to America, mostly from northern and western Europe.A third of them were Irish people, trying to escape a famine.
Another third of the immigrants from this wave came from Germany.
Also Chinese immigrate to America during this period to work in the mines and get rich.
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Date:
jan 1, 1820
jan 1, 1870
~ 50 years