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Dred Scott V Sanford
Slaves and African Americans were not considered citizens and so essentially had no rights even if they were free. -
Emancipation
Lincoln freed the slaves from confederate states. Giving them citizenship but not necessarily rights -
Burlingame Treaty
granted Chinese the rights of free migration. -
Creation of the 14th Amendment
Gave African Americans the same rights as the white American citizens. -
Chinese Education Mission
A program that brought over Chinese students to study here in America -
Angell Treaty
An "update" to the Burlingame Treaty it restricted the migration of certain Chinese workers. -
Elk V Wilkins
The 14th amendment did not include Native Americans and they were denied the right to vote -
Bureau of Immigration
Bureau of Immigration was created to federally administer all immigration laws excluding the Chinese exclusion act