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A New Wave Of Immigrants
In this time span more than 10 million immigrats came to the United States. Most of thm were protestants from northwestern Europe. -
Emancipation From Slavery
Changes in the Thirteenth Amendment made slavery illegal everywhere in the United States freeing all slaves; but inraging southerners. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese exclusion act was approved. It was the first significant law restricting immigration in the United States. It was signed by President Chester A. Arthur. -
Exclusion Act Expired
Congress extended Exclusion Act for 10 years in the form of the Geary Act. The extension was fianlized in 1902 -
Immigrants In the Early 1900's
Increase in that 60% of the people in some of the largest cities were eother foreign born or had foreign born parents. -
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The Great Migration
The mass movement of about five million southern blacks to the north and west between 1915 and 1960 -
Congress
Gave foreign born Chinese right to seek naturalization. -
The First Large Movement
Over 3,348,000 blacks left the south for northern and western cities. -
Immigration Act
Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1965. Which was a limit of 170,000 immigrants from outside the Western Hemisphere could enter the United States. but only 20,000 from any 1 country.