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Chinese immigration was limited
Congress passed legislation that limited the number of chinese that were allowed to come into the us to 15 people per ship. -
Diplomat appointed to sign treaties
The hayes administration appointed james b angell to negotioate the new treaty reguarding immigration with the chinese government. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was approved on May 6, 1882. It was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States. -
Chinese Exclusion Act Expired
Congress extended it for 10 years in the form of the Geary Act. -
Chinese Boycotting
Merchants in china boycotted on the grounds of an act that was established. The message was supposed to be anti american. -
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Great Migration
This is when Frican AMericans migrated from the south were there was a lot of discrimination to the north where the working conditions were much better. -
Wartime Riot
White rioters rampage through african american neighborhoods, leaving atleast 39 dead. -
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Second Great Migration
This was the migration of more than 5 million african american people from the south to the north. It was much larger and of a different character from the first great migration. They were attempting to escape more segregation as well. -
All Exclusion Acts Repealed
leaving a yearly limit of 105 Chinese and gave foreign-born Chinese the right to seek naturalization. -
Immigration Act of 1965
A limit of 170,000 immigrants from outside the Western Hemisphere could enter the United States, with a maximum of 20,000 from any one country. -
The Immigration Act of 1990
The act established a “flexible” worldwide cap on family-based, employment-based, and diversity immigrant visas. The act further provides that visas for any single foreign state in these categories may not exceed 7 percent of the total available.