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Plymouth coloney
Founded in 1620, and was founded by pilgrims.Its founding was because of religeous matters.Is in virginia's coast -
First naturliztion act
Started in 1790
which left citizen that are white are free
all other colors are not and will not be free
Left injustice in the Americas and women were like treated like other colors -
African arrival in Virginia
Started in1619.
WAS the start of the slave trade
started of with 20 slaves
the slaves were first part of a crew from a Spanish ship and stolen and taken as slaves -
Potato famine
Was a horrible starvation
a illness spread from potato to potato
there was no cure for this
it killed of many in Ireland and America -
naturalization act
Started in 1906
Signed by the best Roosevelt, Teddy
Made immigrants learn English to become a citizen
Revised the first Naturalization act that which made it even more fair to immigrants. -
emergancy Qouta act
Signed in 1921
Limited the amount of immigrants allowed into the country
Searched you by country of birth and could restrict you
Allowed no illegal immigrants into the country -
Nationality act
Started in and signed in 1965
Also known as Hart-Cellar act
Allowed immigration from Asia and Africa.
It abolished the quota act and was sighned by Philip Hart. -
The Immigration reform and control act
signed in 1986
allowed no illegal aliens into the US
sent illegal immigrants out to the country
Increased border patrol and security around the mexican, american border.
