As these communities grew and prospered, Italian food, entertainment, and music greatly influenced American life and culture. Another large wave of immigrants arrived a fter World War II. Polish Americans are the largest of the Slavic groups in the United States and represent some of the earliest colonists in the New World.
Immigration reached new heights between the midth century and World War I, when an estimated 2. These new arrivals flocked to industrial cities like New York, Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Chicago in search of a better economic life.
Historically, the number of immigrants from France has been smaller than from other European nations. More than one million Scots left for the United States in the 19th century, many in search of work in the shipping industry. Scottish immigrants continued to trickle in through the s, especially as economic conditions worsened in Scotland.
Between and hundreds of thousands of Scotch-Irish immigrated to the United States, mostly coming from the province of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Most settled in New England, but many moved westward toward the frontier, settling in Appalachia or even further west. Today Scotch-Irish can be found throughout the country, but still dominate the East Coast.
Grant, Elvis Presley, and Andrew Jackson. Nearly 5 million Americans identify as Native American or Alaska Native alone or in combination with one or more races, while 2,, Americans identify as Native American or Alaska Native alone. The largest American Indian tribe is the Cherokee with , full-blooded individuals. Today, Dutch Americans are concentrated in several counties in Michigan and Ohio. Puerto Ricans first began migrating to the States in large numbers after the passing of the Jones-Shafroth act granted all Puerto Ricans U.
Since then, Puerto Rican immigration to the continental U. The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan draws millions of spectators each year and is one of the largest outdoor events in the United States. Norwegian immigration reached its peak between the end of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century.
Between and , Norwegian immigration was the second largest in Europe behind Ireland. Historically, the majority of Norwegian Americans live in the upper Midwest, especially Minnesota, western Wisconsin, northern Iowa and the Dakotas. During the 19th century, Swedish emigration to the United States was largely motivated by economic advancement.
From to , more than 1. By the turn of the century, however, more Swedes moved to urban centers in search of industrial jobs. Today, Minnesota has the largest concentration of Swedish descendants in the country. Chinese immigrants first began arriving on the West Coast in the early s and trickled in slowly up until the Gold Rush began, when the Chinese American population grew exponentially. Alaska was originally settled and controlled by Russians.
Well on its way to losing a war against Japan in the Far East, czarist Russia is wracked with internal discontent that finally explodes into violence in St. Petersburg in what will become known as the Bloody Sunday Massacre. Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Art, Literature, and Film History. Great Britain. Sign Up. Native American History. US Government. Native Americans, which includes anybody with ancestry from North, Central or South America as well as Alaska, make up 1.
Prior to European colonization, Native Americans were the original residents of the present-day United States. Unfortunately, the arrival of Europeans meant new exposure to diseases, and often involve a violent outcome.
The Native American population dwindled, and today the population group still disproportionately suffers from high poverty rates. Mexicans have been immigrating to the US throughout the history of the country due to the proximity of the country to the US. The people of the Mexican ethnic group is majorly found in the southwestern borders of the US and constitute Other statistics on the topic. International Largest countries in the world.
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