A timeline of U.S. immigration shows how, from the 1600s to today, the United States became a nation of people from hundreds of cultures, languages and beliefs.
Timeline of Immigration Legislation in the U.S. A detailed look at immigration legislation from the Colonial Period to the present Immigration Milestones Important milestones in U.S. immigration history States Challenge Obama's Executive Action on Immigration ...
while smuggling of all kinds of dutiable goods occurred between Goa and India and between Gibraltar and Spain. In the latter half of the 19th century, smuggling developed inAfrica, particularly of spirits from the Portuguese colonies into the Boer states and from French colonies into the Gold Coa...
Spain - Migration, Immigration, Emigration: Spaniards participated fully in the massive 19th- and early 20th-century European immigration to the Americas. Between 1846 and 1932 nearly five million Spaniards went to the Americas, mostly to South America i
Isolationism Drove the Immigration Act of 1917 As an outgrowth of the American isolationism movement that dominated the 19th century, theImmigration Restriction Leaguewas founded in Boston in 1894. Seeking mainly to slow the entry of “lower-class” immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, the ...
U.S. censuses from 1900 through 1930 asked for the year of immigration, as did some state censuses. Create a timeline of your immigrant ancestors life, including birth dates and places of children, to narrow the focus of your search for the arrival date. Using this date in your search wil...
View Video Only Save Timeline Video Quiz Course 15K views Biases Towards Europe At the turn of the 20th century, the majority of immigrants to the United States were coming from Europe, especially Southern Europe and Eastern Europe, including Russia. This itself was a major shift, as ...
Immigration to America spiked during the turn of the 20th century, with many European immigrants coming to major cities like New York and Chicago. Although Florida was not a prime destination for European immigrants, some did find their way to Florida. Lesson Summary Register to view this lesso...
A literacy test measures a person’s proficiency in reading and writing. Beginning in the 19th century, literacy tests were used in the voter registration process in southern states of the U.S. with the intent to disenfranchise Black voters. In 1917, with the passing of theImmigration Act, ...
all Iowans have ancestors who immigrated to Iowa from other parts of the United States or the world. People immigrated to the United States and to Iowa for many reasons. Immigrants brought with them diverse customs and traditions. People continue to immigrate to the United States and Iowa today...