Coming to America

History of Immigration to the U.S

Period: Apr 23, 1600 to Apr 23, 2013

The Colonial Era

Period: Apr 23, 1600 to Apr 23, 1775

Which marked the begining of the largest immigration of people from Europe

Slavery

Period: Apr 23, 1619 to Apr 23, 1808

forced immigration due to slavery

California Gold Rush

Apr 23, 1850

California gold rush, 25,000 Chinese immigrated there in early 1850s.

Silver Rush in Tombstone Arizona

Apr 23, 1877

Copper Boom in Arizona

Apr 23, 1880

lead to an increase in settlers to Arizona

Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880

Apr 23, 1880

caused a large increase in Chinease population in Arizona

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

Apr 23, 1882

Immigration Act of 1924

Apr 23, 1924

which required allowing a quota of people to enter the U.S from certain countries (excluding asia).

Retirment communities

Period: Apr 23, 1945 to Apr 23, 2013

retirees attracted to the warm weather and low cost of living also helped increase the migration to Arizona

Cuban Refugees

Apr 23, 1959

during the communist revolution in Cuba in 1959, hundreds of thousands of refugees

Hart-Celler Act in 1965

Apr 23, 1965

Central Arizona Project

Apr 23, 1968

Provides water supply to Arizona further allowing population growth

Immigration Act of 1990

Apr 23, 1990

created to reduce illegal immigration

1892 opening of Ellis Island

Apr 23, 2013

immigration port