immigration in the U.S.

By ray204

  • plymouth colony

  • 1619 african american arrival

    the first African American arrival
    they were not made slaves more like workers under contract
    they were taken from there homes
    slaver spread like awild fire

  • the naturalzation act

    any alien, being a free white person could apply for citizenships as long he lived in the United States for at least two year
    children of citizens of the United States that may be born out of the limits of the United states is considered born citizens
    immigrant could file a naturalization petition with any common law court of record where he or she lived

  • potato famine

    lasting for six years
    killed over a million people
    even rich people became poor
    was not surprising if a beger was related to a king