Evolution of the National Citizen

  • Naturalization Act

  • First Major Wave

    First major wave of immigration last until civil war
  • Dred Scott vs. Sandford

  • Republican Party won White House election

  • Civil War began

  • Civil War Ended

  • Civil Right Act Passed

    The Civil Rights Act of 1866 declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens
  • Immigration reform and control act passed