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The start of colonial immigration
With the discovery of the James River, Immigration was made possible.
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The Alien Naturalization Act
This law limited naturalization to immigrants who were free, white and of good moral character.
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The Louisiana Purchase
The United States bought the territory in the middle of what is now the continental United States from France. Picture: http://www.history.com/topics/louisiana-purchase -
The Trail of Tears
Andrew Jackson ordered the Cherokee nation to give up their land east of the Mississippi River and migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma.
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U.S. and Mexico War
A war between the United States and Mexico resulted in the secession of Mexican lands which now consist of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Colorado.
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The California Gold Rush
When gold was discovered in California a large rush of immigrants settled in California and the Western states. Picture: http://michaellamarr.com/goldrush.html -
Homestead Act
The United States government offered free land to immigrants who lived on the land for 5 years.
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Arizona Territory was established
Before Arizona was established as a state it was a territory.
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The Immigration Act
An act in which the State Commission and officers checked the passengers on incoming boats arriving in the United States. This act made if difficult for immigrants to enter the country.
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The Dawes Act
An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations
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Ellis Island
This federal immigration processing station allowed 12 million immigrants to enter the United States.
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Bracero Program
The United States decided to important thousands of Mexican laborers to work in agriculture.
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AFL-CIO Labor Union Supports Amnesty for Immigrants in the United States
The AFL-CIO supports a new amnesty program that would allow these members of local communities to adjust their status to permanent residents and become eligible for naturalization.
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Mexican Border reinforced
President Bush deployed 6,000 members of the National Guard to the Mexican border to assit the Border Patrol.
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Establishing the Rio Grande and not the Nueces River as the U.S.- Mexican border.
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