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The English fled to escape religious persecution and start again in the new land.
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Africans were forcefully shipped to the colony in Jamestown to become slaves.
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The Mayflower left Plymouth with approximately 100 passengers to arrive in the new land called Massachusetts.
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The US government first implemented Indian reserves to remove the Native Americans from the land the Americans wanted.
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The federal government requires immigrants to have two years of residency before being able to becoming a citizen.
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The period of time before immigrants can become naturalized citizens from 5 years to 14 years.
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Congress put a ban in place to stop all importation of slaves from Africa.
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When the potato crops in Ireland fail, a mass hunger leads the Irish to America.
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A large amount of gold was found in California which lead to a large immigration of Chinese to mine the gold.
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The California government investigated the social, moral and political effects of Chinese immigrants
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After crop failures occur in Italy, a mass immigration of Italians arrived in America
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Congress establishes civil government in Puerto Rico allowing U.S. citizenship to island inhabitants and U.S. citizens to travel to those islands freely.
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The start of WW1 caused German streets, schools, and foods to sound less German.
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President Calvin Coolidge signs a bill granting Native Americans full citizenship.
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Job preferences is given to immediate families of immigrants and skilled workers.
