USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Immigration to the 13 colonies increased after 1700. A wave of 450, 000 immigrants came mostly from Germany, Ireland, and Scotland. A few others came from Italy, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Wales, Denmark, Finland, and the Ukraine. Settlements in Spanish and French lands did not grow as quickly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Contents. The United States experienced major waves of immigration during the colonial era, the first part of the 19th century and from the 1880s to 1920. Many immigrants came to America seeking greater economic opportunity, while some, such as the Pilgrims in the early 1600s, arrived in search of religious freedom.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1776, the Thirteen Colonies (now self referenced as states) declared their independence from Britain. With the help of France and Spain, they defeated the British and their German allies in the American Revolutionary War, with the final battle usually being referred to as the Siege of Yorktown in 1781.