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The evolution of the National citizenry of the United States took considerable struggles between the diverse ethnicities and groups that had formed the United States.

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    1630 and 1820

    .Between 1630 and 1820, there was a great upheaval in the United States, considering that the Europeans from the West were considered citizens (Clayton, 2018). They owned parcels of land and were known to be the only individuals with rights to own property. The African Americans enslaved People of color were significantly neglected and discriminated against due to white supremacy.
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    1820- 1860 was among the most significant moments in revolutionizing American citizenship.It was characterized by the abolition of the slave trade, its ownership, and the search for freedom from oppression and discrimination.

    It also sought to clarify an individual considered an American citizen and the rights that came with citizenship. In 1857 the United States supreme court, in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, conspired on the significance of freedom to African Americans (Amar & Harrison, 2022). It was decided that free black people could not be considered citizens and could not appear in court to defend their rights.
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    Between 1860 and 1890, the Civil War emerged within the United States, which sought to end slavery through the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. The efforts during this period were mainly to grant citizenship and access to full rights of

    individuals and protection by the law. All individuals who worked under forced labor and individuals whose background was racial minorities, and those who were born and naturalized in America accessed the protection of the law (Berkin et al., 1995). However, discrimination against different ethnicities, identities, and underrepresentation of racial minorities continued through the Jim Crow law and movements that advocated for white supremacy.
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    1890 to 1920 marked the progressive era. This was the period when there was expansion of rights for women and granting indigenous people their citizenship.

    There was a massive migration of individuals from Asia, Latin America, and the Eastern belt of Europe. In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was raised since certain immigrants, like the Chinese, were rapidly excluded (Sabharwal et al., 2022). The Supreme Court considered raising the separate but equal doctrine to falsify that African Americans were accessing the same rights as whites, although they were treated in distinction. This denied the people of color their constitutional rights.
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    1920-1965 brought the most influential changes in the struggle to attain full citizenship and rights.

    The Civil Rights Amendment between the 1950s and 1960s expanded the rights of people of color. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed, and Africans had the opportunity to vote and be represented in Congress (Dolan et al., 2021). This strengthened the democratic rights of women and racial minorities.
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    The period between 1965 to 2015 has shed light on the full access to rights and accordance of citizenship to all Americans, including immigrants.

    The Immigration and Nationality Act, enacted in 1965, abolished the discriminatory aspect, and The United States was not open to immigration, which resulted in more diversity (Elliott&Musgrove,2019). Roe v. Wade case led to access to human rights, especially for women, and legalized abortion. In 2010 the Supreme Court gave the freedom to use unlimited money in politics. The rights of sexual identities, especially the LGBTQ+, led to the acceptance and recognition of marriage between the same sex.