American History of Citizenship By aros020 Jan 1, 1491 Native Americans Living in America Oct 12, 1492 Columbus discovers America 1607 English men and boys arrive in America 1619 First African America slaves arrive Nov 11, 1620 Pilgrims come to New England (White men, women, children) Mar 26, 1790 Naturalization Act stated that any free, white, adult, male or female, living in America for 2 years were American citizens 1830 Indians were relocated from giving up their homelands during the Removal Act of 1830 1848 Married women were granted the right to keep their wages and own property Dec 6, 1865 Slavery ended 1868 14th Amendment made African American citizens 1880 European immigrants arriving from Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Germany, and Canada. 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 1890 Gay and Lesbian Culture Appears Aug 18, 1920 Women got the right to vote 1924 Native Americans became citizens 1924 Gay rights organization is founded. 2004 Gays allowed same sex marriage
