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The History of Immigration into the United States

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  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    The English made their first settlement in the America's. In 1607, the first town was founded, Jamestown.

  • Slavery

    Slavery
    The earliest records of slavery in America was in 1619 when about 20 Africans were brought against their will to be slaves in Jamestown.

  • Pilgrims

    Pilgrims
    In 1620, about 100 people came to America to seek religious freedom, better known as Pilgrims. The settled in what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  • Puritans.

    Puritans.
    After the Pilgrims arrived in the Americas, they were followed by a larger group, called the Puritans. About 20,000 Puritans came to America between 1630 and 1640.

  • Slavery continues

    Slavery continues
    By 1680, there were about 7,000 immigrant slaves in America.

  • Nuetralization Act of 1790

    Nuetralization Act of 1790
    This provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship.

  • Famine in Europe

    Famine in Europe
    From 1815 to 1865, immigrants came from Northern and Western Europe, mostly people from Ireland came to escape the famine.
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    Asian Immigrants

    In the mid 1800's, Asian immigrants came to America in search of gold during the California Gold Rush. By 1850, about 25,000 Chinese had immigrated.
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    Industrialization and Urbanization

    America received about 20 million immigrants during the industrialization and urbanization period from Europe.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    Chinese Exclusion Act
    The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first major law restricting immigration into the U.S.

  • Ellis Island

    Ellis Island
    Annie Moore was the first immigrant processed at Ellis Island. She was a teenager from Ireland.
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    Decline of Immigration

    During WW1, there was a huge decline in immigration to America.

  • Immigration Act of 1918

    Immigration Act of 1918
    It is also known as the Dillingham-Hardwick Act.The act expanded and elabotated the brief explaination of the Anarchist Exclusion Act.

  • Immigration Act of 1924

    Immigration Act of 1924
    The Immigration Act of 1924 set quotas that limited annual immigration from certain countries.

  • Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

    Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
    This act got rid of quotas based on nationality and allowed Americans to sponser relatives of their countries of orgin.