Large-scale German and Scots-Irish immigrations to North America
begin. Settlements are now made on the Piedmont plateau, and in
other inland regions that had been avoided by previous settlers.
Citation:
Editors. "Large-scale German and Scots-Irish immigrations to North America".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17182, accessed 21 May 2013.]