Immigrants & America 250 Archives

These foreign-born patriots might not have been born in what would soon be the United…

Carli VelocciFebruary 26, 2026

This free lesson bundle features primary sources, activity instructions and more tools for teaching immigration…

Carli VelocciNovember 25, 2025

Essay and primary sources from the New York Heritage digital collection about immigrants in New…

Carli VelocciOctober 28, 2025

Essays and primary sources about immigration to and migration within America between 1754 and 1800.

Carli VelocciOctober 28, 2025

This short article highlights key foreign-born American Revolution fighters, including Marquis de Lafayette, Baron von…

Carli VelocciOctober 5, 2025

Short bios of five key foreign-born patriots of the American Revolution

Carli VelocciOctober 5, 2025

Dissertation arguing that immigrants radically reshaped British North America in the late-colonial period before the…

Carli VelocciOctober 5, 2025

Free suite of resources to explore Spain’s strategic contributions to the American Revolution through primary…

Carli VelocciOctober 2, 2025

Videos and lessons that explore how Spanish Louisiana supported the American Patriots in their fight…

Carli VelocciOctober 2, 2025

A mini lesson plan that introduces the diverse peoples living in British North America as…

Carli VelocciOctober 1, 2025