The Diversity of Americans Chapter 1 Section 3 The Diversity of Americans

E pluribus unum Out of many, one To Americans this reminds us that many diverse citizens of the united states have joined together to create a single, strong nation. For all our differences we are linked by shared values and experiences

A Nation of Immigrants The first Europeans to settle permanently in North America arrived from Spain during the 1500’s They occupied territory in Florida, California and the southwest.

A Nation of Immigrants Beginning in the 1600’s people from France and England came to North America. The French settled primarily in Canada and around the Mississippi river The English settled mainly along the east coast.

A Nation of Immigrants In the Late 1600’s and the 1700’s immigrants from Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland, and Sweden joined these English settlers.

A Nation of Immigrants Another flood of immigrants reached our shores between 1890 and 1924. Most of them came from southern and eastern Europe, from countries such as Italy, Greece, Poland, and Russia.

Major Population shifts in the United states Rural to Urban Shift to the Sunbelt (South and west migration) 3. Urban/Suburban shift