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Evolution of National Citizenry

By Aeisemann001

  • Tablot v. Jansen

    Tablot v. Jansen
    Citizen of the US can also hold citizenship of another country.

  • Dried Scott v. Sandford

    Dried Scott v. Sandford
    Dred Scott declared freedom because former master had voluntarily taken him into free territory. The Constitution had limited racial background, therefore he was declared not a citizen of state.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1866

    Civil Rights Act of 1866
    Declared all persons born or naturalized in the US were citizens of the US and state they lived in.

  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment
    Granted citizenship to people born in the US including those who were formerly enslaved.
    “All persons born or naturalized in the United States…are citizens of the United States…”

  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment
    Granted those of race, color, or previous conditions of servitude the right to vote.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

    Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
    Prevented Chinese immigrants from entering the country legally, and prevented those already living in the US from obtaining citizenship.

  • Please v Ferguson

    Please v Ferguson
    Supreme Court rules in favor of “separate but equal” legalizing segregation.

  • United States v. Wong Kim Ark

    United States v. Wong Kim Ark
    Wong Kim Ark was refused entry into the US after a trip to China because of the “Chinese Exclusion Acts”. Wong was born in the US, so the Supreme Court ruled in favor of him saying he was a US citizen.

  • Citizenship Act of 1907

    Citizenship Act of 1907
    US citizens born abroad would now be required to state their intentions to become a resident of the US and take an oath of allegiance.

  • Immigration Act of 1924

    Immigration Act of 1924
    Limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the US and eliminates Far East immigration.

  • Indian Citizen Act of 1924

    Indian Citizen Act of 1924
    The indigenous people were granted US citizenship.

  • Weedin v. Chin Bow

    Weedin v. Chin Bow
    A child born outside of the US cannot claim citizenship regardless of whether their parent is a US citizen.

  • The Magnuson Act of 1943

    The Magnuson Act of 1943
    Establishes quotas for Chinese immigrants, and makes them eligible for US citizenship.

  • Immigration and Nationality Act

    Immigration and Nationality Act
    Allows individuals of all races to be eligible of US citizenship.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Declared the “separate but equal” educational facilities were unconstitutional.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Prohibits the discrimination on the basis of color, religion, race, sex, or national origin.