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Declaration of Independence
Established 13 colonies as independent states -
Naturalization Act
Granted U.S. citizenship by naturalization.
This was for "free white persons" -
14th Amendment
Granted citizenship to all born or naturalized in the US including former slaves -
19th Amendment
Granted women the right to vote -
Indian Citizenship Act
Granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. -
Imigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act)
Reformed immigration laws and ended racial restrictions on citizenship -
Immigration and Nationality Act (Hart-Cellar-Act)
Terminated quota system which increased the diversity of the U.S.