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Period: to
emigration
Emigration to North America slowed between -
euro setlement
During the first 150 years after the beginnings of permanent European settlement Europeans moved westward only as far as the eastern flanks of the Appalachian Mountains -
African
census indicated that 20 percent of the American population was of African origin -
10 percent
Whereas less than 10 percent of the population could even loosely be defined as urban -
British orgin
At the time of the first national census , more than two-thirds of the white population was of British origin -
Period: to
world war
immigration tended to increase with each passing decade. -
four fifth
well over four-fifths of all immigrants were from these areas of Europe, especially Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. -
immigrant
cut immigration to a fraction of its annual high -
United States
he United States passed its first major legislation to restrict immigration -
Period: to
Great Depression
This limitation, coupled with the Great Depression -
increase
the number of arrivals of immigrants have increased -
imgrant were passed
Far more liberal immigration laws were passed -
Period: to
farm population
the farm population fell from more than 15 million to under 6 million. -
large number increase
Mexico, the Philippines, and the West Indies provided the greatest number of migrants to the United States -
population
United States had a population approaching 250 million, with a density of roughly 235 people per square kilometer. Three principal zones of population can be identified. -
three quarters urbanized
over three-quarters was urbanized