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English colonist land at Jamestown, Virginia
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First blacks were imported and forced as slaves.
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The Mayflower anchors off Plymouth, colonist begin to disembark.
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The US est. first Native American reservation and policy of dealing with tribes as independent nation.
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Federal government requires two years of residency for naturalization.
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Naturalization Act of 1798 passed by congress, increased the period necessary for immigrants to become naturalized citizens.
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Congress bans importation of slaves
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Potato crops in Ireland begin to fail resulting in the Potato Famine. Prompts almost 500,000 to immigrate to america over the next five years.
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California gold rush sparks mass immigration from china
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California senate committee investigates in “social, moral, and political effect of Chinese immigrants”.
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Italy's troubled economy, crop failures, and political climate change result in mass immigration with 4 million Italian immigrants arriving to the US.
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Congress est. civil government in Puerto Rico. Cuba and Puerto Rico grants US to travel freely between mainland and islands without passports.
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The US enters WW1
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Immigration Act of 1924 est. fixed quotas of national origin. President Coolidge signs bill granting Native Americans full citizenship.
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Immigration Act of 1965 abolishes quota system and replaces with new quota only allowing 20,000 immigrants per country.
