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A rule of naturalization, of a two-year residency requirement for aliens who were free white people.
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The revising of the Naturalization Act of 1798 by reducing the residency requirement from 14 to five years.
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The United States Congress passes an act requiring shipmasters to deliver a manifest enumerating all aliens transported for immigration as well as the Secretary of State is required to report annually to Congress the number of immigrants admitted
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Treaty ending Mexican-American war, US gains new lands.
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Gold is discovered in the American River, the California gold rush increases major immigration from China and extensive internal migration.
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War within the US, due to slavery, and differences between the states.
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Act that discourages Chinese immigration to California and institutes special taxes on employers who hire Chinese workers.
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Riots arose against the military drafting system by immigrants refusing to join.
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After 4 years the war is finally over thanks to President Lincoln.
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The Fifteenth Amendment granted voting rights to citizens, regardless of race, color, and past.
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AZ became the 48th state in the US, known as the grad canyon state.
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Restrictions against immigration from a given country to 3% of the number of people from that country living in the US in 1910.
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Act which prohibits most immigrants from Asia, including foreign-born wives and the children of American citizens with Chinese ancestry.
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The US creates a team to combat smuggling and illegal immigration named border patrols.
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This act required the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14+.
