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U.S. and Arizona History
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The Naturalization Act of 1790
A rule of naturalization, of a two-year residency requirement for aliens who were free white people. -
The Jefferson Administration
The revising of the Naturalization Act of 1798 by reducing the residency requirement from 14 to five years. -
US Congress
The United States Congress passes an act requiring shipmasters to deliver a manifest enumerating all aliens transported for immigration as well as the Secretary of State is required to report annually to Congress the number of immigrants admitted -
Treaty of Guadalupe
Treaty ending Mexican-American war, US gains new lands. -
Gold Rush
Gold is discovered in the American River, the California gold rush increases major immigration from China and extensive internal migration. -
Civil War
War within the US, due to slavery, and differences between the states. -
Anti-Coolie Act
Act that discourages Chinese immigration to California and institutes special taxes on employers who hire Chinese workers. -
Military Draft
Riots arose against the military drafting system by immigrants refusing to join. -
Civil War Ends
After 4 years the war is finally over thanks to President Lincoln. -
15th Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment granted voting rights to citizens, regardless of race, color, and past. -
Arizona State
AZ became the 48th state in the US, known as the grad canyon state. -
Emergency Quota Act
Restrictions against immigration from a given country to 3% of the number of people from that country living in the US in 1910. -
Oriental Exclusion Act
Act which prohibits most immigrants from Asia, including foreign-born wives and the children of American citizens with Chinese ancestry. -
Border Patrols
The US creates a team to combat smuggling and illegal immigration named border patrols. -
Alien Registration Act
This act required the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14+.
