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Compare the cause of European, African, and Asian emigrations to North America

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The pilgrims in the early 16’s arrived in search of religion and freedom. From the 17th to the 19th century hundred thousand African-Americans came to America against their will. The first significant federal legislation restricting immigration was 1882 Chinese exclusion act.
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