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An estimated 650,000 individuals arrived in America before 1820. The majority (60 percent) were English and Welsh. Smaller numbers of German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, French, Spanish, African, and other nationalities also arrived. For the most part these immigrants settled in small clusters in the eastern, middle-Atlantic, and southern states. <br> | An estimated 650,000 individuals arrived in America before 1820. The majority (60 percent) were '''English and Welsh'''. Smaller numbers of '''German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, French, Spanish, African, and other nationalities also arrived'''. For the most part these immigrants settled in small clusters in the eastern, middle-Atlantic, and southern states. <br> | ||
====1820-1880==== | ====1820-1880==== | ||
Over ten million immigrants came from northern Europe, the British Isles, and Scandinavia during these years. There was a significant increase in the number of immigrants from Germany and Ireland beginning in the 1840s and 1850s. While some of the new arrivals settled in large eastern and mid-western cities, most migrated to the midwest and west. | Over ten million immigrants came from '''northern Europe, the British Isles, and Scandinavia''' during these years. There was a significant increase in the number of immigrants from '''Germany and Ireland''' beginning in the 1840s and 1850s. While some of the new arrivals settled in large eastern and mid-western cities, most migrated to the midwest and west. | ||
====1880-1920==== | ====1880-1920==== | ||
More than twenty-five million immigrants, primarily from southern and eastern Europe, were attracted to this country. The largest numbers (in order) came from Germany, Italy, Ireland, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and England. Many of these immigrants settled in the larger cities, including New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. | More than twenty-five million immigrants, primarily from southern and eastern Europe, were attracted to this country. The largest numbers (in order) came from '''Germany, Italy, Ireland, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and England'''. Many of these immigrants settled in the larger cities, including New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia. | ||
==What time periods and locations do they cover?== | ==What time periods and locations do they cover?== | ||