Evolution of the national citizenry

By alayna04
  • 1100

    Native Americans

    The Native Americans were the first people to settle in the now known as the United States and the first culture. But, their population decreased by 90% when the European settlers brought new diseases with them when they settled, killing most of the Native Americans.
  • 1565

    Spanish Immigration

    The Spanish were the first to move and settle in North America. St. Augustine, Florida, founded by Pedro Merendez in 1565, was the first permanent settlement established by Europeans in what is now the United States. Spanish Immigration to America was because they wanted to expand the Spanish Empire and the prestige of Spain, and to take advantage of the natural resources of the New World, especially gold, silver and spices and new opportunities for trade.

  • British Immigration

    The British came right after the Spanish with the settlement of the Plymouth Company. Most British came to America for economic reasons, but some, such as the Puritans, came seeking religious freedom. They settled along the East Coast, in the region now known as New England.

  • French Immigration

    The French immigration that first occured in North America was actually in 1534, but they never permanently settled until 1604 on an island which is now apart of Maine. This island was very ill so they moved to Quebic in 1608.

  • African American Immigration

    The first group of African Americans were brought to North American as slaves. They settled in Jamestown, Virginia.

  • Alien and Sedition Act

    This act required no less than 14 years of residency before citizenship could be applied for. This act also permitted the deportation of "dangerous" aliens, allow their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.

  • Chinese Immigration

    The first migration of the Chinese to America was during the California gold rush. Many of them came from countries that had had few people move to the United States in the past. During that time, there was war and a poor economy in southeastern China so many Chinese men came to America in hopes of finding jobes and going back as wealthy men to their family.

  • The Steerage Act

    The United States passed this act which made captains better traveling for ships. These ships carried many immigrants, and the data collected in these ships were the first federal records of ethnicity.

  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th amendment of the Untied States Constitution grants all who were born or naturalized into the United States citizenship.

  • The Naturalization Act

    This act gave more rights to African American descents such as being able to own land and work in certain jobs. However, it also denied rights of citizenship to other non white immigrants.

  • The Chinese Exlusion Act

    Chinese immigrants were excluded from coming into the United States and didn't have the option to become citizens.

  • The Immigration Act

    This act taxed 50 cents on all aliens landing into the United States ports. The immigrants were also assets on standards such as prior conviction, lunatics, or those who were unable to take care of themselves. If they had any of the following listed, they were not allowed to enter.

  • The Immigration Act

    This atltered version of the 1882 Immigration Act still stated that specific classes of individuals were unfit to become American citizens. But, they added that upon arrivial, people were now inspected and required to give their name, nationality last residence and where they are planning to go in the United States.

  • Scott Act

    This extended Chinese exclusion laws indefinite and was to improve enforcement of the Chinese exclusion laws.

  • The Expatriation Act

    This act took United States born women from their citizenship title if they married a non citizen immigrant.

  • Indian Citizens Act

    This act grants all native americans born in the United States automatic citizenship.

  • women's citizenship

    This allowed women to hold their citizenship title, and marry a non-citizen.

  • executive order 9066

    This order, written by President Franklin Roosevelt, was put in place to remove any individual who were viewed as a threat to the United States national security.

  • The civil rights act

    This banned civil discrimination of the basis or race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This was an important moment for the civil rights legislation.

  • immigration reform and control act

    This act revolves around the matter of illegal immigration into the United States. IRCA granted legal status to individuals who lived in the United States without legal permission who met certain conditions; this service of the law only considered to individuals who had entered the country before January 1, 1982. At least, 2.7 million individuals were granted legal status under the law.