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U.S. government bans importation of slaves because of too many immigrants
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Potatoes went bad and there was not enough food so the Irish came to the U.S.
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Coolie was a bad name for a Chinese person. The Anit Coolie Act limited immigration of the Chinese so they could not come to the U.S. and take the railroad jobs.
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This was the off term election year for congress. The American party, The Know-Nothings, wanted to scare immigrants out of hte country by beating them up.
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A law stating that a person in the U.S. had to live on their land for 5 years before they could own it.
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the building of the Continental Railroads occurred in 1863.
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for 10 years the Chinese could not come to America
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It would cost 50 cents per person when coming to the U.S. (which was a lot of money back then.) and groups of people were ineligable to enter.
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The Statue of Liberty was dedicated (open for public display.)
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If you were Chinese, labeled crazy, or an anarchist you couldn't enter the U.S.
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States that all American women that marry a foreigner will lose the privalidge to be a U.S. citizen
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Inacted a literacy requirement. If you couldn't read you could not enter the United States.
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Was directed towards Puerto Ricans. If you didn't ave citizenship, the only way you could get it was by enlisting the military to fight for WWI.
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limiting the amount of immigration to 3% each year.
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If you immigrate, you have to have a green card to prove that you are registered with the country.
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The act limited immigration and established preferences to family members and people with specific skills.
