Lecture Discussion 8 Timeline By rhiwilson Period: 1607 to 1890 The Native American Wars Period: 1830 to 1850 A wave of 5 million people from Northern Europe immigrate to the United States. 1848 The Worst of the Irish Potato Famines strikes. Period: 1865 to 1890 A doubled wave of 10 million people immigrate to the United States from Northern Europe and other small areas. 1870 California passed the Chinese Exclusion Act act in this decade. 1882 Up until this year, anyone could enter America as long as they weren't visibly ill. 1882 The United States made the Chinese Exclusion Act a federal law. 1890 The census indicates that the location of immigration from other countries to the United States has changed. 1890 The Native American Wars come to an end when 150 Sioux people are killed at the Massacre at Wounded Knee Creek. 1890 In this decade, many did not like the types of people coming to America. Period: 1890 to 1914 The wace grows exponentially, as 20 million people from Southern and Eastern Europe come to the United States. 1893 Fredrick Turner Jackson sees an issue in America, as there was no frontier left to conquer. 1893 The Annual Meeting of the American History Association is held in Chicago with Frederick Turner Jackson as President. 1893 The Depression of 1893 strikes during the economic chaos o the 1890s. 1894 The Pledge of Allegiance is created by Francis Bellamy as an attempt to sell more flags. 1894 The Immigration Restriction League is established. 1920 In this decade, the acts of the Immigration Restriction League are able to be passed. 1950 In this decade, the phrase "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance to distinguish America from the "godless communists".