Connecticut "The Constitution State" Karl Naarits Silver Käsper Siim- Joosep Saulep Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium October 2011 Statehood: January 9, 1788 Capitol: Hartford (Capital City since 1875) Governor: Dannel P. Malloy Area: 5,018 square miles Famous residents: George W. Bush, Mark Twain, Igor Sikorsky, 50 Cent and Seth McFarlane Historical firsts 1836 - first revolver 1842 - first public art museum 1844 - first use of anesthesia 1895 - first hamburger, served at Louie's Lunch in New Haven 1908 - first lollipop 1933 - first vacuum cleaner 1948 - first colour television 1954 - first nuclear submarine, launched in New London Demographics Population: 3,574,097 (2010 U.S. Census) 19,3% of Connecticut residents are Italian, 17,9% Irish and 10,4% German descent The state has 77,6% White; 10,1% Black or African American and 3,8% Asian residents Geogra...
Between 1840 and 1930, 900,000 Canadians left Quebec to emigrate to the United States The 1910s marked the high point of Italian, Swedish and Norwegian immigration · Jewish immigration Have been present in the USA since 17th century MAIN REASONS: The Russia anti-Semitism policy and the pogroms The desire to give the children better education and happy life USA dream - Freedom and gold Modern vehicles like steam engines and trains 8 · Ellis Island In 1600, Gull Island by the Mohegan tribe Then Dutch called Little Oyster Island In 1785, Samuel Ellis purchased the property and gave it his name Was the federal immigration station 1892 , closed in 1954 12 million immigrants were inspected there by the US Bureau of Immigration during that time · Reed-Johnson Immigration Act of 1924 US federal law that limited the number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the United States
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