immigration timeline

  • Naturilization act

    Any free white person could recieve citizenship providing they had renounced their allegiance to their previous state/sovereignty by name, lived in the United States for five years at least, behave as a man of good moral character, and renounced any title they possessed in the previous states.
  • Coolie Law

    the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress approved an act banned transportation of “coolies” in ships that were either owned or not owned by citizens of the United States of America. There were 7 sections of the Coolie Trade Act
  • Wartime measure

    This Act held that whenever any American diplomatic or consular officer knew or had a reason to believe that any alien sought to enter the United States for the purpose of engaging in activities which will endanger society they could refuse any visa or temporary work visa, thereby denying admission to the US.