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English colonists land May 24 at Jamestown, Virginia, under the patent of the London Company.
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Africans were brought to the Jamestown colony in Virginia as indentured servants.
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The English Immigration to America led to the establishment of the first 13 Colonies.
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The U. S, establishes first Native American reservation and the policy of dealing with each tribe as an independent nation.
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The federal government requires two years of residency for naturalization.
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Immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States from 5 to 14 years.
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United States federal law that stated that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States.
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The crisis in Ireland sparked a great wave of immigration to the United States.
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A large group of Chinese immigrated to the United States
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U.S. Supreme Court declares state laws on immigration unconstitutional.
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two million Jews moved to the United States, mostly seeking better opportunity in America and fleeing the pogroms of the Russian Empire.
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15 million immigrants arrived in the United States.
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Immigrants over 16 must be literate in a language; virtually all Asians banned.
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Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota.
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Reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States
