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Aug 3, 1492
America is discovered
Columbus sails from Spain and discovers America. -
The Alien Sedition Act
This act required aliens to be residents for 14 years instead of 5 years before they could become citizens of the United States. -
Act prohibiting the importation of slaves
New slaves were no longer permitted to be imported into the United States. -
Treaty of Guadelupe Hildago
This was a peacy treaty signed between America and Mexico. This ended the Mexican and American War. -
California gold rush sets off immigration
The gold rush spurs immigration -
Coolie Act
This act was in play to protect free white labor against Chinese Coolie labor -
Burlingame Treaty
This treaty established friendly relations between the United States and China -
Chinese Exclusion Act
First major exclusion act to restrict immigration into the U.S -
Dillingham Commission
This commission made immigrants of southern and eastern Europe take a reading and writing test to help keep undesired immigrants out of the U.S resulting in a decreased ammount of immigrants. -
Immigration Act of 1917
This act restriced immigration from Asia and created the Asiatic Barred Zone. -
Emergency Quota Act
This quota was the first quota to be required for all nationalities, it made sure that the level of permitted immigration from a certain nationality were the same population of that nationality living in the United States in 1910. -
Alien Registration Act
This act requires fingerprinting and registration of aliens in the United States. -
Magnusun Act
This act was the Chinese exclusion repeal act, this was the first time Chinese immigration was allowed since 1882 -
Immigration Reform and Control Act
This act was to help legalize undocumented immigrant who had been working and unlawfully present since January 1 1982. -
SB 1070 passed
Az's passing of the Sb 1070
