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immigration in the us

  • African arrival 1619

    day in August of 1619 a Dutch manof-war with about 20 Africans on board entered port at the English colony of Jamestown crew of the Dutch ship stole their valuable human cargo from the San Juan Bautista ecords from 1623 and 1624 list the black inhabitants of the colony as servants
    economic interests propelled the rise of slavery throughout the seventeenth century
  • Plymouth colony

    first settled Plymouth
    started 1629
    first settled by Pilgrims
  • Naturalization act 1790

    The original United States Naturalization Law of March 26, 1790
    In order to address one's good character, the law required two years of residence
    The Act of 1790 was repealed by the Naturalization Act of 1795
  • potato famine

    was in Ireland
    caused by potato crop failing
    late blight
    started 1845
  • the natural act of 1906

    started 1906
    oreservation for antiques
    sighned into theodore