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1492
christopher columbus
christopher columbus discover america -
1500
colony
30 europeans settlements existing in the us -
jamestown virginia
first permanent english settlement -
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slavery in america
slavery in the america and business of african people made a lot of people immigrate -
first african slaves sold
Twenty African-American men were imported into American colonies from the Caribbean. They were imported to provide plantation labour and profits for Britain. -
pilgrims father
The Pilgrims or Pilgrim Fathers were the first English settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their leadership came from the religious congregations of Brownist Puritans who had fled the volatile political environment in England for the relative calm and tolerance of 17th-century Holland in the Netherlands. (wikipedia) -
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puritans immigration
the puritans followed the pilgrims father in america -
independence day
the independence of United states is declared -
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gold rushes
differents golds rushes in america during the 19 century -
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1) germans came to United states
germany setlle in the midwest attractings by cheap farmland -
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2) irish potatoes disease
a lot of irish people came to us because of famine -
california gold rush
beginning of the california gold rush when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. -
cuba revolution
politicals refugees went from cuba in United States -
anti immigration movement
an anti-immigration movement is growing up in america (for example the Know nothing party 1852-1854) -
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3) asian came to United states
asian came to us because of the labour demand -
end of secession war and slavery in the US
the secession war (1961-1965)ended with the winning of the union causeds surrender of Lee. The end of this war caused the declaration of the end of slavery in the US by Abraham Lincoln. (image from the serie of BDs "Les tuniques bleues" write by Cauvin and Lambil telling the adventures of characters Blutch and Chesterfield during the secession war) -
long depression
The Long Depression was a worldwide price and economic recession -
asian exlusion act
an exclusion act is voted against asian immigration(the first immigration act in U.S.) -
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central, eastern and southern europe immigration
industrializing+urbanizing
italian who fled poverty -
chinese exclusion act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. -
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ellis island
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States' busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years -
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4) immigration quota act
an act is voted for quota of each nationalities of immigrants -
great depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. -
beginning of the cold war
the cold war began after the WW2 between the capitalism (lead by U.S.) and the communism (lead by URSS) (the image is a caricature of G. Illingworth, published in the Daily mail in October 1962.) -
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cold war
coldwar origin of many conflict and migrations -
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5) immigration from asia
imigration from vietnam (because of vietnam war), and cambodia (reds khmer) -
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immigration from latin american and asia
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immigration reform act
The Immigration Reform and Control Act is an Act of Congress which reformed United States immigration law.
