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A Franciscan priest named Marcos de Niza reached Arizona in 1539, looking for the fabulous seven cities. He was the first spanish person to explore Arizona. He then claimed Arizona for Spain.
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The first permanent Spanish settlement was established in Tubac, after many revolts from the Pima and Papago.
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The Constitution of the United States gives rights to the AMerican citizens.
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These acts regulated immigration and citizenship to the United States. President John Adams passed these acts as America prepared to go to war with France. THese laws, increased residency requirement for American citizenship, authorized the president to imprison immigrants who ere considered dangerous, and restricted to speech.
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Allowing "free white persons" American citizenship if they have been living in the United States for 2 years.
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This treaty ended the Mexican-American War. It allowed 80,000 people American citizenship because they lived on newly acquired land on AMerican territory.
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The Confederate States of America declared the southern part of New Mexico territory as Arizona territory, claiming both territories. But the confederacy soon lost control over all Arizona and New Mexico land.
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This act forbid any skilled or unskilled chinese laborer employed in mining to enter into the United States. This was after a blacklash from American mining laborers who felt their jobs and wages were being lowered because of the Chinese. This act also affected the Chinese who were already settled here. If they wanted to leave the country, they had to recieve certification to re-enter.
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This was a gift from the French that is placed in New York. It is a symbol of hope for the immigrants, containing the lines "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe"
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Arizona acheives statehood and becomes 48th state of the United States.
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This act was a repeal of the Chinese Exlusion. It allowed Chinese already living in the United States to become naturalized citizens.
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A federal law was passed in the United States that prohibits discrimination based on race in the United States. Even illegal immigrant childeren can recieve a public school education in the United States
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This act was passed to control illegal immigrats in the United States. It made it illegal to knowingly hire undocumented immigrants. It also, required employers to attest to their employees' immigration status.
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THis Prop goes against immigrants in Arizona. It is a law that forbids any teacher from speaking to a student in his or her native language.
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This act was a bill that allowed illegal immigrants to get residency if they were a "good moral character" who graduated form a U.S highschool, entered the U.S as a minor lived continously in the country for five or more years.
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Sb 1070 is a law that was passed in Arizona that is the toughest anti-immigration law of its time. It states that all immigratnts over the age of 14 have to carry their registration documents with them at all times. The person can recieve a misdemeaner if he or she is not carrying their documents
