The diversity of people in USA is the most interesting attribute of the United States ancestry. Unity in diversity plays an important role to make the ancestral genealogy research more difficult. Here, we are publishing top 10 historical events those are merely responsible for such diversity.
5. Supreme Court decision about Intermarriage in 1967
Intermarriage between racial and ethnic group is an important cause of ancestral diversity in the United States. United States has many racial and ethnic groups and the marriage between different racial and ethnic groups is a very common scenario. By the Supreme Court decision in 1967, interracial marriage has got legal permission in all the states of US.
4. Hart-Celler Act 1965 (INA 1965)
Hart-Celler Act or The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 put an end to the National Origins Quota System of old American System. Between 1921 and 1965, immigration was being controlled by National Origins Formula on the basic of the proportion of population. INA 1965 has changed the ancestry history of America by opening door to the Asians, Africans and immigrants of Middle East.
3. California Gold Rush
The California Gold rush of the United States of America is another important event of ancestral diversity, which began on 24th January, 1848 when James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma. The Gold Rush between 1848 and 1855 has attracted near about 10 thousands of Asians, Latin Americans, Europeans and Australians in the United States of America.
2. Last Great Gold Rush
The Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush began On August 16, 1896 Yukon-area by Skookum Jim Mason and Tagish Charlie, along with Seattleite George Carmack in Rabbit Creek, in the Yukon region of Canada. The Last Great Gold Rush or the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush between 1896 and 1899 was responsible for the migration of near about 100,000 gold seekers to the Yukon region of Canada. Approximately 3000 of them reached successfully.
1. Historical settlement and Colonization of America
Why, when and how people first arrived in America is a subject of debate. The first settlement of America is still unknown. However, different types of settlements are proposed by different communities, but not well accepted yet. European colonization of the Americans, started in 1492, played a primary role in unity in diversity in USA. People of Spain and Portugal are the first who made their colony in America. Other Europeans like England and France tried to build their own colony in USA.
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