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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. -
Importation of African Slaves Begins
http://immigration.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000023
African Americans make their way to America in these boats. -
Congress adopts uniform rules so that any free white person could apply for citizenship after two years of residency.
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Foreign Slave Trade Becomes Illegal; 50,000 Slaves Become First "Illegal Aliens" in the US
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Irish Immigration to US Begins along with Anti-Irish Sentiments in US
http://immigration.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000023
Many nativists opposed the Irish because of their crude behavior and Catholicism. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo Results in United States Acquiring Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, California, and Parts of Utah and Nevada
http://immigration.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000023
Ended the Mexican-American war and allowed the U.S. to acquire these states as a part of America -
Supreme Court Rules That Congress Alone Can Regulate Immigration
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Homestead Act of 1862 Passed to Encourage Westward Migration
http://immigration.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000023
Promoted people to move westward in the U.S. -
African Americans gained citizenship with 14th Amendment.
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1870-1880 - Chinese Immigration to the United States Increases During the Gold Rush
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- First "Great Wave" of European Immigrants to the United States
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Statue of Liberty Unveiled; "The Huddled Masses Yearning To Be Free" Invited to Immigrate
http://immigration.procon.org/view.timeline.php?timelineID=000023
A gift from the French and also an opening to immigration -
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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Mexican Revolution Drives Thousands of Mexicans across the US-Mexican Border
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Secure Fence Act Authorizes Fencing along the US-Mexican Border
