According to the last data provided by the Census Bureau, the foreign-born population in the United States was at its highest percentage in 2017, representing an increase of almost two percent in respect to the previous year. The foreign-born residents´population amounts to 44.5 million.
<span>He worked to expose the illegal activities of "Boss" Tweed.</span>
Fear of starvation--after a long ship journey and the ship getting off of route, the Puritans were running out of supplies. Upon arrival Puritans needed food and needed to get settled quickly. The first winter was the hardest on the Puritans and many died due to cold and lack of food.
Encounters with Native Americans--though the tribes the Puritans encountered were friendlier than others, they were unknown to Puritans, others than stories and books written by earlier explorers. Violence would be experienced between the two cultures. Much of the violence centered on competition for food and resources.
