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**Watson A-E Group 1****:**
A History of U.S. Immigration during the Colonial Period (1600-1790)

Most migrants came from northern European countries to work in the colonies. Many came from Ireland, Germany because of crop failures and forced many residents to leave their homelands. So they lookd at the US as a new opportunity to grow and live a better life. Most immigrants came through [|Ellis Island] and settled in New York, which was home to over one million residents. More than half of the citys population at that time were immigrants and their American-born children. So people migtated to the US so they can help the economy and a new life.



__Works Cited__ __Unknown__. Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. __Angel Island Immigration Station Project__. 12 Nov. 2008 .