| Show First Im Immigration La Laws Until 1819 1810 no law was passed congress which affected ted the Immigrant immigrant Immigrant grant An AD act then adopted though applyIng to all aU passengers ers was In reality a n law regulating rn tion because then nearly all nil pass yas were Immigrants For sev sev- several sev several era eral years a lar large e percentage of or aU all persons starting for tor the United States had been dying en route ow- ow owIng owing ow owing ing to lack Inck of provisions and be- be because beI because be because I cause of f overcrowding on shIpboard r The purpose of or this law v was vas to overcome these evils It provIded that only two passengers pas could be betaken betaken betaken taken on board vessels coming or goIng from ports of the UnIted States for tor every five fife tons of such l vessel and that n sufficient supply or of water and provisions pro must be carrIed for the use of the passengers passengers passengers gers and the crew |
