Evolution of the National Citizenry

By hunterrking

  • Naturalization Act of 1790

    This act reserved citizenship to "good, free whites" who had lived in the nation for at least 2 years or more. This act excluded all Native Americans, slaves, indentured servants, as well as free African Americans and Asians.

  • Immigration Begins

    After reconnecting ties with Britain, many Germans, as well as the Irish began to migrate toward the US, and settle in the nation. This continued until the start of the Civil War.

  • Steerage Act of 1819

    This act was created to improve ship conditions for immigrants traveling by ship in or out of the US. The demographic imformation for all passengers also had to be recorded and reported, making this the first time these immigrants appeared on documents.

  • Addition of the Fourteenth Amendment

    The Fourteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution, granting citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US, including African Americans

  • Naturalization Act of 1870

    This act granted more rights to African Americans, including the right to own land and have Constitutional protections. This act excluded other non-white ethnicities that were not of African descent.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    This act was put in place to limit immigration to the US. It restricted the immigration of Chinese laborers excluding teachers, merchants, students, travelers, and diplomats. This act was put in place to last for 10 years.

  • The Expatriation Act of 1907

    This act revoked a US woman's citizenship if she were to marry a noncitizen man.

  • Indian Citizenship Act

    This act granted citizenship to all US born Native Americans. This act granted them the access to vote, although that matter was dependent on state government.

  • Women's Citizenship Restored

    This ruling allowed women who lost their citizenship due to the Expatriation Act to resume her citizenship, regardless of marital status.

  • Executive Order 9066

    President Roosevelt issued an order to forcefully remove anyone who was deemed a threat to national security. These people were forced to move from the West Coast to relocation centers farther inland. This order led to the relocation of over 100,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry.

  • The Civil Rights Act

    This act prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This act also strengthened the enforcement of voting rights, as well as the desegregation that existed in schools.

  • Immigration Reform and Control Act

    This act made it unlawful for any employer to knowingly hire an individual that was not authorized to work in the United States. This act was put in place to control and limit illegal immigration to the US, and caused an increase in border control.