Immigration

By tdm0804

  • 1607

    1607
    First immigrants. Virginia

  • 1619

    1619
    The first slaves arrived in Jamestown.

  • 1620

    1620
    Mayflower arrives in Massachusetts.

  • 1786

    1786
    The first Native American reservation

  • 1790

    1790
    Fed gov requires 2 yrs of residency before allowed to become citizen.

  • 1798

    1798
    Increased period to become citizens from 5 to 14 years.

  • 1808

    1808
    No new slaves were to be imported into the United States.

  • 1845

    1845
    The potato famine causes Irish people to immigrate to America.

  • 1849

    1849
    California gold sparks mass immigration from China.

  • 1876

    1876
    Unconstitutional for states to regulate immigration

  • 1880

    1880
    2 million Jews moved to the United States

  • 1900

    1900
    Immigration jumped from 3.5 million to 9 million.

  • 1917

    1917
    The 1917 Immigration Act was passed not allowing immigrants from undesirable countries.

  • 1924

    1924
    Immigration Act of 1924 limited the amount of immigrants allowed into the U.S.

  • 1965

    1965
    The Hart-Celler act abolished earlier quota on immigration