Citizenship Timeline

Federal Naturalization Act = Only White People Could Have the Opportunity to Become a Citizen

1790

Khan academy. (2023). Citizenship in early American 1789-1830's. [Video]. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/x231f0f4241b58f49:citizens-us-gov-civics/x231f0f4241b58f49:how-has-the-definition-of-citizenship-changed-over-time/v/citizenship-in-early-america-part-1.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Grants 80,000 Mexicans US Citizenship

1848

Khan academy. (2023). Citizenship in early America 1840's to 1870's. [Video]. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-government-and-civics/x231f0f4241b58f49:citizens-us-gov-civics/x231f0f4241b58f49:how-has-the-definition-of-citizenship-changed-over-time/v/citizenship-in-early-america-part-2.

Dred Scott v. Sanford = African descent Excluded as Citizens

1857

National constitution center. (n. d.) The citizenship clause. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/articles/amendment-xiv/clauses/700.

Lincoln Administration = Free Blacks are Citizens

1860

National constitution center. (n. d.) The citizenship clause. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/articles/amendment-xiv/clauses/700.

Civil Rights Act = All Persons Born in US are Citizens

1866

National constitution center. (n. d.) The citizenship clause. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/articles/amendment-xiv/clauses/700.

14th Amendment = Grants All People Born in US Including Slaves as Citizens Former

1866

National constitution center. (n. d.) The citizenship clause. https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/articles/amendment-xiv/clauses/700.