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Brotherton Indian Reservation established
The Brotherton Indian Reservation was established in New Jersey -
Nationality Act of 1790
The U.S. Government passed the Nationality Act of 1790 which required 2 years of U.S. residency in order to become a citizen for free white people of good moral character -
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Poles immigrate to the United States
Polish people fled their homeland because of religious persecution, famines, and economic woes -
Potato Famine
The Irish potato crop failed which prompted over 500,000 Irish people to immigrate to the U.S. from 18-45-1849. -
First wave of Chinese Immigrants
The great gold rush created a flood of Chinese immigrants in 1849. -
Dredd Scott Decision
Supreme Court decision that said blacks were not considered U.S. Citizens. -
14th Amendment Ratified
The 14th Amendment was ratified, giving citizenship to African Americans -
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Italians Immigrate to the U.S.
Over 2 million Italians immigrate to the U.S. between 1880-1924. Most of whom are fleeing poverty in Italy. -
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Russians Immigrate to the U.S.
3 million people flee Russia because of political instability and The May Acts which persecute Jews. -
Puerto Rican people given citizenship to the United States
President Woodrow Wilson signs the Jones Act which gives U.S. citizenship to the people of Puerto Rico -
Ozawa v. United States
In Ozawa v. United States, the supreme court decided that a Japanese man could not apply for naturalization because of his race. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 put quotas on the number of people who immigrated to the U.S.. based on their nation of origin. -
Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Magnusun Act of 1943 allowed Chinese immigration to the United States for the first time since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 -
The Immigration and Nationality Act
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 gave people of all races the ability to become a U.S. Citizen. -
The Immigration Act of 1965
The Immigration Act of 1965 allows 20,000 immigrants per country to come to the U.S. per year. -
The Immigration Reform and Control Act
The Immigration Reform and Control Act was passed by Ronald Regan in 1986 and allowed illegal aliens residing in the U.S. unlawfully since 1982 to become legal residents