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Imigration in North America
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Europeans moved westward to the Appalachian Mountains.
first 150 years after the beginnings of permanent European settlement--until about 1765--Europeans moved westward only as far as the eastern flanks of the Appalachian Mountains. -
First national census of the United States
Most early immigrants came from northwestern Europe. At the time of the first national census of the United States in 1790, more than two-thirds of the white population was of British origin, with Germans and Dutch next in importance. -
20% pop was african in america
The 1790 census indicated that 20 percent of the American population was of African origin. -
less than 10 percent of the population could be defined as urban
less than 10 percent of the population could even loosely be defined as urban -
Immigration slowed
Emigration to North America slowed between 1760 and 1815. This was a time of intermittent warfare in Europe and North America, as well as on the Atlantic Ocean. -
American settlement frontier was gone entirely
the U.S. Bureau of the Census was able to announce that the American settlement frontier was gone entirely. -
Imigrants were different races
By 1913, well over four-fifths of all immigrants were from these areas of Europe, especially Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia. -
Immigration increased
Between about 1815 and the start of World War I in 1914, immigration tended to increase with each passing decade. -
first major legislation to restrict immigration
United States passed its first major legislation to restrict immigration -
Great depression
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World War II
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Number of arrivals has increased
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More liberal immigration laws were passed
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Mexico, the Philippines, and the West Indies
Mexico, the Philippines, and the West Indies provided the greatest number of migrants to the United States. -
the farm population fell from more than 15 million to under 6 million
the farm population fell from more than 15 million to under 6 million -
over three-quarters was urban
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United States had a population approaching 250 million
United States had a population approaching 250 million, with a density of roughly 235 people per square kilometer.