Great Melting Pot

By rakiti

  • Declaration of Independence

    Established 13 colonies as independent states

  • Naturalization Act

    Granted U.S. citizenship by naturalization.
    This was for "free white persons"

  • 14th Amendment

    Granted citizenship to all born or naturalized in the US including former slaves

  • 19th Amendment

    Granted women the right to vote

  • Indian Citizenship Act

    Granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S.

  • Imigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act)

    Reformed immigration laws and ended racial restrictions on citizenship

  • Immigration and Nationality Act (Hart-Cellar-Act)

    Terminated quota system which increased the diversity of the U.S.