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Norwegian Immigration

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  • First Norwegian Immigrants

    The very first Norwegian immigrants came in 1825 aboard the Restoration, they were Quakers seeking religious freedom and landed in New York.

  • 13,000 Norwegian Immigrants Counted in the US

  • 18,000 Norwegian Immigrants Counted in the US

  • Huge Increase in Norwegian Immigrants

    Following the conclusion of the American Civil War in 1865, the number of Norwegian immigrants jumped from 4,000 to 15,726 in 1866.
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    First Substantial Immigration Wave

    The late 1860s and early 1870s were home to the first large wave of Norwegian immigrants, around 110,000 people came to America during this time period. This influx was mainly due to the invention of steamboats, which cut travel times from 2 months to around 1 week.

  • Carl Howelsen is Born

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    Second Major Norwegian Immigration Wave

    Between the 1880s and early 1890s around 18,000 Norwegian immigrants traveled to the US annually.

  • Peak Year of Norwegian Immigration

    In this year alone, around 28,000 Norwegian people immigrated to the US.
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    Third Major Wave of Norwegian Immigration

  • Carl Howelsen Arrives in the US

  • 1,000,000 Norwegian Immigrants Counted in the US

  • Establishment of the Emergency Quota Act

    On May 19, 1921, the Emergency Quota Act or the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921 was put into effect, This act limited the number of immigrants each country could have a year come into the US, drastically dropping the immigration numbers.

  • Death of Carl Howelsen