“WHAT ROLE HAS IMMIGRATION PLAYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AS A NATION?” Immigration is an event that has been occurring in the United States since the 1620’s when the Mayflower brought the Pilgrims to our country. Like the Pilgrims, many immigrants came to our nation looking for opportunities that their country could not provide for them. Through the years, immigration has played a key role in the development of our nation’s …showed first 75 words of 600 total…

…showed last 75 words of 600 total…the old country where religion and a sense of nationality were often closely related. Although it was hard coming in to a new nation as “outcasts,” these immigrants proved that they could provide for themselves in order to make it in the New World. If they had not had the determination to motivate themselves to accomplish the goals they did, then the United States would lack the diversity and technological advances that it has today.