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During the 1700-1800's only free white men could/were citizens
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First set of rules for establishing who become U.S citizens
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The 14th Amendment included that that people born in the U.S were citizens, other ethnicities not just white men could be citizens- but only white men could vote.
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Women who married foreigners but were already citizens of the U.S were no longer U.S citizens due to marrying a foreigner.
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Married Women's Independent Nationality Act, women kept their citizenship even if they married a man who wasn't a citizen and even if he decided not to become a citizen.
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Native Americans were finally able to become U.S citizens and vote
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