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Dec 21, 2018 · During the late 19th and early 20th century, large groups of people from northern and western Europe immigrated to the United States, like this Slavic woman.
- Missy Sullivan
- 3 min
In the late 1800s, people in many parts of the world decided to leave their homes and immigrate to the United States. Fleeing crop failure, land and job shortages, rising taxes, and famine, many came to the U. S. because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity.
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Timeline. 1790. Nationality Act of 1790. This was the first law to define eligibility for. citizenship. by. naturalization. and establish standards and procedures by which immigrants became US citizens. In this early version, Congress limited this important right to “free white persons.”.
This feature presentation uses primary sources to introduce teachers and students to several groups' experiences of immigration, relocation, and migration in U.S. history.
This digital collection of historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums documents voluntary immigration to the United States from the signing of the Constitution to the start of the Great Depression. Concentrating heavily on the 19th century, the collection includes:
Jul 30, 2020 · A large influx of German, Irish and English immigrants came to America in the 1870s and 1880s. They, like most immigrants at the time, fled their home countries in search of economic prosperity and freedom from religious and political persecution.
In the late 19th century, immigration from China and Japan was restricted. In the 1920s, restrictive immigration quotas were imposed but political refugees had special status. In the 1920s, restrictive immigration quotas were imposed but political refugees had special status.
