Gives a synopsis of settlement and migration patterns throughout the U.S. The main focus is on the states and territories established between the colonial perio

Though the United States is often referred to as "a nation of immigrants," the history of migration to, and settlement in, America is much more tumultuous than

"In 1708, representatives of the first major wave of German immigrants arrived upon American shores. By that time, Germans had already been coming to America fo

When North America was discovered, migration began. People from Europe came to its shores an become the early settlers. This informative picture book discusses

In 1987, when victims of religious persecution were finally allowed to leave Russia, a flood of immigrants landed on the Pacific shores of North America. By the

Migrants, both spatially and mentally, no longer settle in only one national territory but interact or move across borders regularly, profoundly challenging the

An in-depth look at the motivating factors behind immigration to America from 1607 to 1914, including what attracted people to America, who was trying to attrac