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Evolution of the national citizenry time

  • The American Constitution

    The American Constitution

    The American constitution took effect
  • The Naturalization Act

    The Naturalization Act

    Under this Act, only free white people have the right to obtain citizenship, single women and widows, and therefore the right to vote. It is only for wealthy white people. And white women do not have the right to vote.
  • The right to vote

    The right to vote

    By 1830 most of the American states removed the property requirement to vote.
  • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    This Treaty grand the right of naturalization to all residents of territories annexed to America after the Mexican- American war.
  • Dred Scott decision

    Dred Scott decision

    Under the supreme court decision, black people can not be a citizen of America.
  • The Thirteen Amendment

    The Thirteen Amendment

    This Amendment outlawed slavery but did not grant the right of citizenship to enslaved people.
  • The Fourteenth Amendment

    The Fourteenth Amendment

    This Amendment granted birthright citizenship and included black people.
  • The Chinese Exclusion

    The Chinese Exclusion

    The Law that bans immigration based on race or nationality in America.
  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment

    This Amendment granted women the right to vote.
  • The Indian Citizenship Act

    The Indian Citizenship Act

    This act extends American citizenship to all Native America.