HIST 0876 Lecture Notes - Native American Religion, Elizabethan Religious Settlement, The Star-Spangled Banner
14 Mar 2014
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Immigration and religion in america from the colonial period to the present. Migration is to move from one country or region to another and settle. Emigration is to leave one country and settle in another. 1776-1800s- more europeans settlers but belief that many were foreign radicals led to forst migration restrictions: alien and sedition act. 1830-1860- irish catholics, germam catholics and other religion minorities (lutherans, Mennonites and amish) 2. 4 million immigrants per decade on average. 1880s 1920s southern and eastern europeans italian and polish catholics jews some chinese japanese indian middle eastern immigrants. 5 2 million immigrants per decade average 8 8 million from 1900 1910 ellis. 1882 chinese exclusion act first racial group restriction. 1924 johnson reed act congress bars all immigrants except small quota of northern europeans. 1965 present asia middle east latin america carribean africa immigration act of 1965 opens door to all again especially those with skills. 1970s refugees from vietnam cambodia laos during after war.
