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this act was for laws that limited or stocked the rights of immigrants.
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The War of 1812 brings immigration to a complete halt as hostilities prevent transport across the ocean.
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In 1830 around 15,000 people sailed from this port to North America
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By 1842 this had reached 200,000, which accounted for more than a half of all emigrants leaving from Europe.
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The failed German revolution in 1848 stimulated emigration to America.
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By the end of 1854 nearly two million people - about a quarter of the population - had emigrated from ireland to the United States in ten years.
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There was little Italian emigration to the United States before 1870. However, Italy was now one of the most overcrowded countries in Europe and many began to consider the possibility of leaving Italy to escape low wages and high taxes.
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it was not until the later stages of the 19th century that large numbers of Russians emigrated to the United States. The main reason for this was the wave of pogroms in southern Russia against the Jewish community that followed the assassination of Alexander II in 1881.
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Most Italians found unskilled work in America's cities. There were large colonies in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore and Detroit. From 1900 to 1910 over 2,100,00 arrived
