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Apr 2, 1500
Europeans Came
The first Europeans came an setteled in America in the 1500s http://www.history.com/topics/united-states-immigration-to-1965 -
Spanish Come
First Spanish immigrants settle in what is know called Texas and New Mexico. -
Jamestown
This was the first European settlement made in the U.S http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_jamestwn_1.html -
Slaves
The first shipment of slaves came to America http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Colonial%20Era -
Religuos Persecution
A gruop of about 100 people known as pilgrims fled Europe because of religuos persecution and came to the U.S http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Colonial%20Era -
The Great Migration
This refers to the time period when Massachusetts's population increased a lot. Approx. 21,000 immigrants came from New England.
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Puritans
Starting from the 1630s another gruop called the Puritains cames here for freedom two. The group was about 20,000 people. http://www.history.com/topics/united-states-immigration-to-1965 -
Slave population
By 1680 there was about 7,000 slaves in America. http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Colonial%20Era -
Decloration of Independence.
The Declaration charges the King of England for obstructing with migration to British North America. This indicated how the settlers were greatly intrested in recruiting more people to come. http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Colonial%20Era -
The word "immigrant"
Jedidiah Morse used the word "immigrant" to decscribe people who have come to America in his patriotic textbook called, "American Geography". Before the only the word emmigrant had been used. After 1789 this was used to describe people entering a country. http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Colonial%20Era -
The Naturalization Act of 1790
This act allowed free white people who had good character to live in the U.S for two years. This would be extended to their children if they were under 21. When granted this right they would have to take an oath.
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Aliens Enemies Act
This act would be enacted if some foreign power would declare war on the United States. If that happened then this act said if any citizens from that country were living there that had not been naturalized were to be deported or imprisoned.
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Louisianna Purchase 1803
France sold 828,000 square miles to the United States. This purchase occured under President Jefferson. It doubled the size of the United States. The total cost was about $15 million. It was good because the population of the United States was growing at the time.
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The War of 1812
This was stopped imigration as a whole because hostilities prevented transportation in the ocean. http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Colonial%20Era -
The Great Wave
This is the U.S's first massive wave of immigration. From 1820-1880 over ten million immigrants arrived. Most of them were British, German, and Irish.
http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Colonial%20Era
