U.S. History Timeline By audreywestlauer Oct 8, 1808 U.S. congress bans importantion of slavery Oct 8, 1840 worst year of Irish Potatoe Famine Oct 8, 1854 election year, congressmen and senators Oct 8, 1862 anti-coolie act (anti-Chinese immigration act) Oct 8, 1862 Homestead act- gives 160 acres of free land to anyone in exchange for 5 years living on it Oct 8, 1863 Trans-continental railroad- many workers were Chinese and Irish (American's didn't like that) Oct 8, 1882 Chinese exclusion act Oct 8, 1882 Immigration act of 1882- tax of 50 cents for every immigrant Oct 8, 1886 dedication of Statue of Liberty from French Oct 8, 1903 anarchist exclusion act Oct 8, 1907 expatriation act Oct 8, 1917 immigration act of 1917-a law that required immigrants to be able to read in some language Oct 8, 1917 Jones Shafrach act- if you are Puerto Rican, you aren't a citizen of the U.S. unless you join the army Oct 8, 1940 alien registration act Oct 8, 1952 McCarran-Walter act- allowed more Asians Oct 8, 1965 Immigration and Nationality act of 1965 Oct 8, 1986 Immigrant and Reform Control Act Oct 8, 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Resposibility Act- Made immigration a lot harder Oct 8, 2001 U.S.A. Patriot Act- Homeland security department requires people leaving U.S. to have a passport (macine readable) Oct 8, 2005 Real I.D. Act- strengthened Patiot Act and complicated I.D. process Oct 8, 2010 Arizona Immigration Law- trying to combat immigration from Mexico (called illegal immigrants trespassors)