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The English came over from Europe to escape religious persecution. First colony was in Jamestown Virginia
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Africans were forced over to America and were sold to colonial settlers.
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The pilgrims arrived to the New World on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The Constitution of the United States established the national government and the fundamental laws. It guaranteed certain basic rights for citizens.
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Federal government requires two years of residency before you can apply to become a citizen.
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The Naturalization act passed that allowed immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the U.S for 5-14 years
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The act prohibition importation of slaves. This federal law stated that no new slaved could be exported into the United States.
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The potato famine in Ireland caused the second wave of Irish to land into America.
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The gold rush in California caused many people to come over to America to mine for gold in order to get rich.
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Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional for states to regulate immigrants and for them to tax the incoming immigrants. Also at this time the California government were investigating the Chinese immigrants on their social, moral and political effect.
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Around two million Jews moved to the United States seeking better opportunity and fleeing the pogroms of the Russian Empire.
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Puerto Ricans became American citizens and American citizens were free to travel through out the islands.
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Immigration Act of 1917 restricted immigrants
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The immigration act of 1924 limited the amount of immigrants into the United States.
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The Hart-Cellar act abolishes and earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy.
