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White American (Women)
So long as they remained unmarried, women could sue and be sued, write wills, serve as guardians, and act as executors of estates. These rights were a continuation of the colonial legal tradition. -
White Americans (Men)
Any free, white, adult alien, male or female, who had lived within the boundaries and under the jurisdiction of the United States for a period of two years, was eligible for citizenship under the first naturalization act, passed by Congress on. -
Hispanic Americans
The majority of Mexicans who resided in the new American territory became citizens of the United States as a result of the treaty that put an end to the Mexican War. Their security and property rights were also ensured by the treaty, "as if the property belonged to citizens of the United States in accordance with the principles of the Constitution." In reality, these commitments were not consistently upheld because the new regions were located far from American administrative capital. -
Black Americans
Due to the Fourteenth Amendment, All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside which included Africans whom were not considered citizens through Slavery as seen through Dred V. Scott decision. -
American Women
The Married Women's Property Act of 1870 stated that wages and property that a wife earned through her own work or inherited would be regarded as her separate property. At that time, an immigrant woman could only become a citizen of the United States with her husband's consent and through his naturalization; if her husband refused, she would not be able to do so. -
Asian Americans
The Naturalization Act is approved by Congress, preventing Chinese from becoming citizens of the United States. The Act also bans Chinese women from entering the country if they are married to Americans. In the case of prospective and present wives of Chinese and Japanese heritage, Chinese and Japanese males must provide proof of a woman's moral character. -
Asian Americans
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, passed by Congress, prohibits Chinese from becoming naturalized citizens of the United States and halts Chinese laborer immigration for ten years. -
Middle Eastern Citizenship
Early American Arabs were required to identify as "White" in order to be eligible for citizenship. The Georgia Court of Appeals awarded George Dow naturalization privileges in 1915 because it deemed "the residents of... Syria, to be categorized as white persons." -
Puerto Rican Citizenship
The Jones-Shafroth Act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. Puerto Ricans now have U.S. citizenship thanks to this law. The Jones Act established a locally elected bicameral legislature, gave individuals civil rights, and separated the executive, judicial, and legislative parts of Puerto Rico's government. -
Native Americans
The Snyder Act of 1924 granted full citizenship to Native Americans born in the United States. Although the Fifteenth Amendment, established in 1870, gave all residents of the United States the right to vote, regardless of race, Native Americans were not able to take advantage of these rights until the Snyder Act due to the fact that the Constitution left it up to the states to decide who has the right to vote. -
Asian Americans
The US now counts China as an ally. 1943 Congress repeals all Chinese exclusion rules, provides Chinese the opportunity to become naturalized Americans, and permits 105 Chinese to immigrate to the US each year.