Evolution of National Citizenry

By makaylaepps22

  • 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