Map of Greece and Push factors
Push:
- Religious persecution (Greeks had to move different areas based on their religious beliefs. 1.3 million Greeks were expelled from Turkey because they were Christian and 500,000 Muslims were forced out of Greece. Some of the Greeks who lost their homes moved to Texas.)
- Lack of Schools
- Economic struggles
- The first known Greek to arrive in Texas was Jean Lafitte (known as Captain Nicholas) to Galveston Island in 1817.
- More immigrants started arriving in the 1890's.