Timeline: GCU 113 project | Timetoast

May 14, 1607

Jamestown Was Established

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_jamestwn_1.html Early English setlers began their journey from England in honor of their queen.
Jan 1, 1619

Importation of African Slaves Begins

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African Americans make their way to America in these boats.
Jan 1, 1790

Congress adopts uniform rules so that any free white person could apply for citizenship after two years of residency.

http://www.flowofhistory.org/themes/movement_settlement/uspolicytimeline.php
Jan 2, 1808

Foreign Slave Trade Becomes Illegal; 50,000 Slaves Become First "Illegal Aliens" in the US

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Jan 1, 1816

Irish Immigration to US Begins along with Anti-Irish Sentiments in US

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Many nativists opposed the Irish because of their crude behavior and Catholicism.
Feb 2, 1848

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Results in United States Acquiring Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Parts of Utah and Nevada

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Ended the Mexican-American war and allowed the U.S. to acquire these states as a part of America
Feb 7, 1849

Supreme Court Rules That Congress Alone Can Regulate Immigration

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Jan 1, 1862

Homestead Act of 1862 Passed to Encourage Westward Migration

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Promoted people to move westward in the U.S.
Jan 1, 1868

African Americans gained citizenship with 14th Amendment.

http://www.flowofhistory.org/themes/movement_settlement/uspolicytimeline.php
Jan 1, 1870

1870-1880 - Chinese Immigration to the United States Increases During the Gold Rush

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Jan 1, 1880

- First "Great Wave" of European Immigrants to the United States

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Dec 4, 1886

Statue of Liberty Unveiled; "The Huddled Masses Yearning To Be Free" Invited to Immigrate

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A gift from the French and also an opening to immigration
Jan 1, 1892

Ellis Island opened to screen immigrants entering on east coast. (Angel Island screened those on west coast.) Ellis Island officials reported that women traveling alone must be met by a man, or they were immediately deported.

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Jan 1, 1910

Mexican Revolution Drives Thousands of Mexicans across the US-Mexican Border

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Oct 26, 2006

Secure Fence Act Authorizes Fencing along the US-Mexican Border

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