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Irish Potato Famine
Irish try to immigrate due to the growth of their main crop stall -
U.S Governtment Bans Importation of Slaves
The U.S tries to prevent slaves entering due to over population and the slaves coming in to take away the jobs. -
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Major Events
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Off Term Election Year
The year the "Knownothings" were elected that were developed to restrict immigration. -
Anti Coolie Act.
An act to prevent chinese people from getting jobs working on the railroads. -
Homestead Act
An act that provided housing for residents -
Building Of the Continental Railroad
The continental railroad (most popular) was built -
Chinese Exclusion Act.
Congress subsequently acted quickly to implement the suspension of Chinese immigration, a ban that was intended to last 10 years -
Immigrtion Act of 1882
People considered "lunatics, crazy, sick, etc." were sent back -
Statue of Liberty
The statue of Liberty was donated because America was selebrating its independence of 100 years. -
Anarchist Exclusion Act
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Ex- Patriation Act
All women that marry a foreigner lose their us citizenship -
Immigration Act of 1917
If they couldnt read they couldnt immigrate to america. -
Jones Shafroth Act
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Emergency Quota Act
They had to meet quotas due to emergency crisis. -
Alien Registration Act
An act passed to influence Green Cards for citizinship -
Mcarron- Walter Act
Gives preference to family members and people with specific skills. -
Immigration and Nationality Act
The first time immigration from Mexico was restriced. -
Immigration and Reform Control Act
Illegal to have an illegal alien.
