History of Immigration to the U.S.

Colonial Immigration from England

Dec 2, 1607

The English began to colonize what is now America, running from the rule of the Crown

Import of African slaves starts

Dec 2, 1619

The British began to bring slaves from Africa to do work in the colonies

Crop failures causes GermanImmigration

Dec 2, 1841

Many Germans moved to the U.S. to escape crop failures

Irish Potato Famine

Dec 2, 1845

The Irish potato famine brought a lot of Irish immigrants to America

80,000 Mexicans given American citizenship

Dec 2, 1848

After the Mexican-American war ended America extended citizenship to 80,000 Mexicans

California Gold Rush bring Chinese

Dec 2, 1849

Word of the California Gold Rush brought a lot of Chinese immigrants to work the mines and pan for gold

2 million Eastern Eurpoean Jews immigrate

Dec 2, 1881

between 1881 and 1920 around 2 million Eastern European Jews immigrated to the U.S.

Chinese Exclusion Act decreases amount of Chinese immigrants

Dec 2, 1882

This lasted for 10 years

Ellis Island oened

Jan 1, 1892

Ellis Island opened , more than 16 million immigrants get processed through here

Polish immigrant shot President McKinley

Sep 6, 1901

He died on September 14th 1901

Mass Italian immigration begins

Dec 2, 1911

And will continue until 1920

The Jones Shafroth Act is enacted

Mar 2, 1917

This granted citizenship to Puerto Ricans

Border Patrol was created

Jan 5, 1924

Albert Einstein immigrates to America

Dec 2, 1933

to escape Nazi Germany renouned physisist Albert Einstein immigrates to the U.S.

Immigration Act of 1990 limited unskilled workers wages

Nov 29, 1990