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Chinese Exclusion Act
When unemployment rose in California, the Workingmen's Party of California wanted the Chinese out. After being attacked, the Chinese looked to the government for help, but instead Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act that denied citizenship to native Chinese and prohibited their immigration -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island in New York along with Angel Island in San Francisco were immigration stations. There immigrants had to go through various tests and exams before they were allowed into the country. -
Geary Act
When the Chinese Exclusion Act expired, it was extended in the form of the Geary Act, which regulated Chinese immigration until the 1920's. It was made permanent in 1902. -
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The Great Migration
5,000,000 African-Americans from the southern states migrated to the north and west. The first big movement was to the north during World War I, with 454,000 people moved. 800,000 left in the 1920's, and 398,000 in the 30's. After being released from slavery, many Africans were oppressed in the south. When workers in the north left for WWI, African-Americans migrated north to take their spots. -
Repeal of Exclusion Acts
All exclusion acts were repealed by Congress, but still kept a limit of 105 Chinese immigrants per year. -
Immigration Act of 1965
With this act, only 170,000 people could immigrate from outside of the Western Hemisphere, and only 20,000 from each country.