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Immigration Act

Name: Immigration Act – United States of America factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1864Date range

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Chronological records

1864

Abraham Lincoln7 April 1864

Washington DC · Government / Republican Party Government

Lincoln signs legislation encouraging immigration to the United States

Names involved

Abraham Lincoln

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