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Scandinavian migration to North America (1840–1910)

Scandinavian migration to North America (1840–1910)

  1. Norwegian ‘Sloopers’ launch organized emigration

    Labels: Restauration, Stavanger, Norwegian emigration

  2. Norwegian settlement begins at Koshkonong, Wisconsin

    Labels: Koshkonong Settlement, Wisconsin, Norwegian settlers

  3. Bishop Hill commune founded by Swedish dissidents

    Labels: Bishop Hill, Erik Jansson, Swedish colony

  4. Danish Mormon conversions spur migration to Utah

    Labels: Danish Mormons, Utah, LDS Church

  5. Homestead Act expands access to Midwestern farmland

    Labels: Homestead Act, U S, Midwestern farmland

  6. Panic of 1873 triggers the Long Depression

    Labels: Panic of, Long Depression, financial crisis

  7. Thingvalla Line founded to carry Scandinavian passengers

    Labels: Thingvalla Line, Denmark, steamship route

  8. Scandinavian arrivals surge during the 1880s

    Labels: 1880s migration, Swedish emigration, Scandinavian arrivals

  9. Danish emigration peaks in 1882

    Labels: Danish emigration, 1882 peak, Danish migrants

  10. Ellis Island opens as a federal immigration station

    Labels: Ellis Island, New York, immigration station

  11. 1910 census highlights a mature Swedish-American community

    Labels: 1910 Census, Swedish Americans, Upper Midwest

  12. World War I slows transatlantic movement

    Labels: World War, transatlantic shipping, migration decline

  13. Emergency Quota Act imposes national immigration limits

    Labels: Emergency Quota, U S, immigration limits

  14. Immigration Act of 1924 tightens the quota system

    Labels: Immigration Act, Johnson Reed, quota system