Immigration Timeline

By LukeABledsoe

  • the great oklahoma land race

    the great oklahoma land race
    Men and women rushed to claim homesteads or to purchase lots in one of the many new towns that poped up overnight.

  • Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    Ellis Island Opens to Process Immigrants
    With the passing of the Immigration Act of 1891 Ellis Island was set up as the one stop for immigrants coming into the country.

  • Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants

    Angel Island Opens to Process Immigrants
    Angel Island was an immigration station on the West Coast primarily for Chinese and other immigrants from the Western Hemisphere.