African American Immigrants In The 18th Century

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America is suppose to be the land of opportunity, the land of the free and brave, where all dreams come true. However, throughout history there has been certain situations where this ideal was not completely fulfilled. America was mainly founded and built on immigrants and since the very first days waves of different nationalities have traveled to the Americas. Immigrants come looking for new opportunities in education, employment, health and well-being, political participation and civic participation. In 18th century the first waves of european immigration started to rise, without any restrictions a plethora of different ethnic group started coming to the Americas seeking opportunities. This all resulted in some laws, that are still present to this day, restricting some legal rights for all immigrants wishing to stay.

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