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A New Wave Of Immigrants
Over 10 million immigrants came to the United States -
Panic of 1873
Chinese laborers had been tolerated , eventually workers grew less tolerant. Mobs attacked the Chinese, burning property and killing some. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress passed Chinese Exclusion Act, which denied citizenship to people born in China and prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers. Act passed made conditions worse for Chinese Americans -
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Arriving on U.S Shore
about 12 million immigrants arrived on U.S shore. -
Ellis Island Opens
A lot of immigrants saw the island as they were arriving. The Statue of Liberty was a symbol of hope for many of the immigrants. -
Geary Act
Was the extention of the Chinese Exclusion act. -
Immigration Restriction League
Founded by wealthy Bostonians, purpose was to impose a literacy test on all immigrants. Congress passed it, but President Grover Cleveland vetoed it.. Congress tried several times after that but still failed. -
Geary Act made Permanent
Restrictions were made. Chinese were required to obtain certificate of residence. -
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Great Migration
Thousands of African Americans moved northward to escape discrimination and conflicts with living and working conditions -
War Time in East St. Louis, Illinois
Most brutal wartime racial incident. White rioters marched through African Americans neighborhoods. About 39 African Americans were killed.