Immigration followed Henry Hudson's arrival in 1609. Groups were arriving in larger numbers by the 1620's when Peter Minuit, the 3rd Director General of New Netherland purchased Manhattan from the Lenape Indians in 1626.
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Chinese immigrants first began arriving in New York City in the mid-1700s, but they did not start immigrating in significant numbers until the mid-1800s.
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The immigrants make New York City's population a lot more bigger than before!
New York City was best known for housing immigrants during the 1840s, particularly through Ellis Island. The city became a major entry point for immigrants coming to the United States seeking better opportunities and a new life.
The main port of entry was New York
The Erie Canal made it faster and quicker to travel from Lake Erie to the Hudson River. It brought food from the Midwest to New York and it was a way for immigrants coming to New York to settle in the Midwest.
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In the late 1800s most immigrants that were coming to the United States settled in the area now known as New York City and Manhattan. Immigrants that came from Asian decent settled along the west coast.