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immigration
Created by
julie
⟶ Updated 15 Jul 2018 ⟶
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Christopher Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Pilgrams arrived
The word "Immigration" was used by Noah Webster
The first significant federal legislation restricting immigration was the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
The opening of Ellis Island
New laws in 1965 ended the quota system that favored European immigrants
Quakers start to arrive
Scots-Irish
Irish Catholics
Germans
Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian,swedish
Eastern Europeans
Italians
Asians
Many Cultures
Gold Rush
The first Europeans, led by the Spanish and French
Nearly half of Americans were from Ireland
The know-Nothings
Peak year for admission of new immigrants
Congress enacted legislation requiring immigrants to pass a literacy test
immigration quota was established
The Immigration Actof 1924
Immigration and Nationallity Act