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Jamestown
First English colony in the "New Word" Jamestwon, Virginia. -
The first Naturalization Act 1790
Let a person apply for citizenship if they had been living in the U.S for two years and are a"free white person". -
The Steerage Act
Act that regulated passanger ships and vessals by having a set of standards they have to follow by. -
Potato famine
In Ireland most people were poor and only ate potatos, in 1845 a desease called Phytopthrora commonly known a potato blight. The affect of this is about 1 million people had died and more people were migrating to the U.S. -
California Gold Rush
Everyone from all over the world migrated to California in hopes of finding gold and striking it rich. There was thousands and thousands of people from Europe who came down. -
The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
This is known as the "Peace treaty" between the U.S and Mexico at the end of the Mexican-American war -
The Homestead Act
Stated that if you were a U.S adult citizen or an intended who have bner fought against the U,Sgoverment could claim 160acres of survived government land -
The treaty of Burlingame
This treaty establihed a friendship between China and the United States. -
Naturalization Act 1870
This act gave African Americans the right to the naturalization process (becoming a citizen). This act also set a system in place that controls the prosses and pentalties of the Naturalization act. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Act that restrictions all immigration into the U.S, the act was mostly for chinese laborers. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island was a federal immigration station for 60 years. Located in the new york bay in the port of new york and new jersey. -
U.S Border Potrol
The establishment of the U.S Border Potrol put into place to help keep the quality of life of U.S citizens safe.
Examples:
help the flow of legal immigration into the United States
To prevent illegal immigration into the United States
To prevent illegal contraband and people trafficking -
Executive Order 9066
Was a presidental order by Franklin D. Roosevelt granting the Sectrety of war to prescribe certain areas as military zones. -
The Magnuson Immigration Act of 1943
Act that gave chinese immigrants the right to become a naturalized citizen -
The end of Ellis Island
Ellis Island federal processing immagrents was cloed down in 1954. It is now an immigration museum. -
The Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
This act was put onto place to stregnthen immigrationn laws and how to imporve boarder patrol. -
Secure Fence Act
This act was put into place to try and secure the boarder more so it is not easy to sneak in anymore.
