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Jamestown
the british colonized virginia, the first stable settlemient was jamestown and it was part of the verginia company. -
Slavery
The slave trade was the transportation, and selling of slaves to the New World. -
slaves in jamestown
the first slavers were brought to jamestown as part of the slave trade (triangular trade, middle passage). -
pillgrims
the pillgims founded/ colonized plymouth bay (in massachusetts). -
First Wave Immigration
First Wave Immigration. Groups of Scottish, Irish, German, started coming over to America. -
Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny
Was the beginning of westward expansion/ Manifest Destiny. It started when Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French. this then began the belief in Manifest Destiny, which was the belief that the expansion of the U.S. was both justified and inevitable. -
Second Immigration Wave
German, Irish and other eastern European started coming to the U.S. looking for job opportunities -
Chinese Immigrants
Chinese immigrants began to come to America. they hoped to find more job opportunities and religious freedom. 1849-1882 -
Chinese Exclusion Act
Congress responded to the immense quantity of chinese immigrants by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act. This act stopped the entry of Chinese immigrants for 10 years. -
1888 and 1891 Acts
The 1888 and 1891 acts allowed national government to exclude/deporte certain individual(s). -
'How the Other Half Lives"
Jacob Riis wrote 'How the Other Half Lives". This book explains how immigrants lived in crapped, dirty, unsanitary tenements when they first arrived to America. -
Immigration Office
The office of Immigration is created. -
Ellis Island
Ellis Island is built. Its the main immigration processing station on the East coast. -
Angel Island
Angel Island is built. Its the main immigration processing station on the West coast. -
Segergated Schools
Schools in San Francisco become segergated and Japanese students are forced to attend different schools. -
Gentlemans Agreement
The agreement was that the U.S promises to not ban Japanese immigrants and Japan pleged to not issue passports to the Japanese laborers. -
Great Migration
The Great Migration was when arounf 6 million African Americans from the South moved up North, looking for jobs, and more equality. -
Quota of 1921
The Quota Act of 1921 limited the annual number of immigrants from each nationality. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration of 1924 expanded the Qouta system/act. It stated that immigration from any country is limmited to 2% of its total number in the 1890 census. -
Border Control
Border Control was created to prevent illegal immigrants from entering the United States.