Reasons to go to the US
Hope for a better life, free form religious, political and economical oppression
July 4 1776
Declaration of independence, written by Thomas Jefferson
1865
Abolishment of slavery
1920
Women gained the right to vote
Presidents:
Thomas Jefferson (1801)
Abraham Lincoln (1863)
John F. Kennedy (1961)
William J. Clinton (1997)
Mid 19th century peak of immigration
Germans after the failed revolution of 1848
Irish because of a famine (1845-1852)
Before 1970
Melting pot = immigrates gave up culture –> monoculture,
Since 1970
Salate Bowl = different ethnicities mix