Immigration and Migration Prior to 1845
1 Immigration and Migration Prior to 1845
Introduction to Immigration and Migration Prior to 1845...3Plan of a Slave Ship's Hold...4
The John Harrower Diary, 1773–1776...6
The Arrival of Prisoners at Botany Bay Penal Colony...10
Act of March 26, 1790...13
Alien Act of 1798...15
Alien Enemy Act...19
Explanations and Sample Contracts for German-Speaking Emigrants Wishing to Purchase Land in America...21
Steerage Act...23
The Hollingworth Family Letters, 1827–1830...25
Freedom from Indenture or Prison in Australia...28
Introduction to Immigration and Migration Prior to 1845...3
PRIMARY SOURCES
Plan of a Slave Ship's Hold:
Anonymous, c. 1750...4
The John Harrower Diary, 1773–1776
John Harrower, 1773–1776...6
The Arrival of Prisoners at Botany Bay Penal Colony:
Anonymous, 1788...10
Act of March 26, 1790
U.S. Congress, 1790...13
Alien Act of 1798
The Fifth Congress of the United States, 1798...15
Alien Enemy Act
John Adams, 1798...19
Explanations and Sample Contracts for German-Speaking Emigrants Wishing to Purchase Land in America
Anonymous, 1804...21
Steerage Act
U.S. Congress, 1819...23
The Hollingworth Family Letters, 1827–1830
Joseph Hollingworth, 1827–1830...25
Freedom from Indenture or Prison in Australia
Anonymous, 1838...28
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