Old Immigrants- These immigrants came from western and northern Europe up to the middle of the 19th century. There were English, Scotish, and Irish who mostly lived in English territories. There were also Dutch, German, Swedish, and Scandinavians who settled in the new American colonies. Then there were African slaves that came and worked on plantations in America.
Many of the Old immigrants came for political reasons, social reasons and economic reasons. They wanted religious freedom, wanted to escape political unrest and violent political turmoil. Immigrants also came to America to find land in order to farm. This was why African slaves were brought over- so they could farm the large plantations.
