To Be or Not to Be....AMERICAN! timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1750

1600 - 1750
Apr 10, 1606

First Charter of Virginia

The first permanent established British colony in the New World.
Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Jan 1, 1800

1750-1800
Mar 26, 1790

An Act to Establish a Uniform Rule of Naturalization
Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1850

1800-1850
Jan 1, 1808

Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves
Jan 1, 1846

Irish Potato Famine
Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Jan 1, 1900

1850 - 1900
May 6, 1882

Chinese Exclusion Act
Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 1950

1900 - 1950
Feb 5, 1917

Immigration Act of 1917
May 26, 1924

National Origins Act of 1924
Feb 19, 1942

Executive Order 9066
Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Jan 1, 2000

1950 - 2000
Dec 24, 1952

McCarran-Walter Immigration Act
Oct 3, 1965

Immigration and Nationality Act
Apr 1, 1980

Refugee Act
Nov 6, 1986

Immigration Reform and Control Act

1600 - 1750