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From the first settlement at jamestown through the founding of the republic and right up to the present day, the united states has been shaped and reshaped by successive waves of newcomers. Primary source sets teacher resources library of congress. Over the past two decades, america has admitted an average of about one million new immigrants a. His areas of expertise included nineteenthcentury america with particular reference to immigration and religion, and he published some thirty articles on these subjects. The history of immigration to the united states details the movement of people to the united states starting with the first european settlements from around 1600. The desire for religious freedom, flight from persecution, and family ties are. A very short introduction ebook written by david a.
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