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christopher columbus discover america
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30 europeans settlements existing in the us
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first permanent english settlement
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slavery in the america and business of african people made a lot of people immigrate
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Twenty African-American men were imported into American colonies from the Caribbean. They were imported to provide plantation labour and profits for Britain.
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The Pilgrims or Pilgrim Fathers were the first English settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist Puritans who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 17th-century Holland in the Netherlands. (wikipedia)
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the puritans followed the pilgrims father in america
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the independence of United states is declared
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differents golds rushes in america during the 19 century
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germany setlle in the midwest attractings by cheap farmland
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a lot of irish people came to us because of famine
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beginning of the california gold rush when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.
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politicals refugees went from cuba in United States
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an anti-immigration movement is growing up in america (for example the Know nothing party 1852-1854)
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asian came to us because of the labour demand
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the secession war (1961-1965)ended with the winning of the union causeds surrender of Lee. The end of this war caused the declaration of the end of slavery in the US by Abraham Lincoln. (image from the serie of BDs "Les tuniques bleues" write by Cauvin and Lambil telling the adventures of characters Blutch and Chesterfield during the secession war)
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The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession
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an exclusion act is voted against asian immigration(the first immigration act in U.S.)
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers.
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Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States' busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years
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an act is voted for quota of each nationalities of immigrants
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The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century.
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the cold war began after the WW2 between the capitalism (lead by U.S.) and the communism (lead by URSS) (the image is a caricature of G. Illingworth, published in the Daily mail in October 1962.)
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coldwar origin of many conflict and migrations
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imigration from vietnam (because of vietnam war), and cambodia (reds khmer)
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The Immigration Reform and Control Act is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law.