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US History 1877-2011
A timeline documenting USA history from 1877-2011. This is for my VHS project. -
US Acquired Puerto Rico
Annexed following a military victory over Spain. -
Panama Canal Zone
Leased from Panama for $10 million, plus $250,000 annually; ceded to Panama in 1999. -
Literacy Test Act
Congress required the passing of a literacy test to immigrate. This disproportionately affected many groups of people. -
Cap on new immigration based on ethnicity
The door was shut to millions of immigrants and was based on the United States population of 1890, therefore designed to favor the previous immigrant groups.