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Jan 29, 1539
Arizona is discovered
. Arizona was accidently discovered by Marcos Di Niza when on the mission of finding a river but the actual date of the finding is unknown. -
Colonial Immigration
The first english settlement was on the James River where groups wondered into english colonies in small little packs -
Permission to host
The court of Massachusettes ruled that no person or town of the colony could host an alien without permission -
Proclamation Act
This act by King George III prevented settlers Eastof the Appalachian Mountains. This helped with the relationships between Native Americans and American citizens -
US Constitution
This replaced the Articles of Confederation stating new laws of citizenship -
Naturalization Act
This act by congress was the first set of rules for the citizens for 2 years of citizenship.
They had to be: free white, alliegence to their state by name, lived in theUS for 5 years or more, and be seen as a good man -
Foreign Trading of Slaves is Illegalized
50,000 slaves were the first illegal immigrants (slavery was still legal) -
Steerage Act
First punishment for immigration. it allowed for reporting of immigration and rules for passengers on ships leaving the US -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
This treaty ended the Mexican-American War which made the United States get Arizona (whooo!) New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Texas, Nevada, and California -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act made is so chinese laborers couldnt enter the US -
Immigration Act
This act taxed immigrants who came to US ports with 50 cents. Officers were elected to check passengers at the ports. people who didnt seem justly werent allowed on American land -
Statue of Liberty
This was brought by France as a gift. This made America the place to be and intrigued many immigrants to come to America -
Immigration Act of 1917
This act disallowed immigrants from Asia and the Pacific Islands from coming to the US -
Civil Rights Movement
This movement was made by afircan-americans who wanted equal opportunity to us whites. For example: jobs and voting -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
Even though there were laws against it, immigratns were still coming illegally to the US. Because of this people were hiring them at low cost to them. this law was passed because americans thought that they were taking their jobs and this was passed to help control it
