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Dread Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott was the first legal matter considering state and national citizenship. The courts deemed him not a state citizen after being "released" from slavery. But, it was highly disputed because many states saw slaves as citizens. -
New control of the white house
Abraham Lincoln took control of the Whitehouse through the polls. He made all free blacks American Citizens. -
Civil Rights Act
This proclamation declares all people born in the country who are not under the control of a foreign power, with the exception of tax-exempt Indians. These people, regardless of their race or color, are entitled to the same rights in every state and territory in the U.S regardless of any prior history of slavery or forced labor, unless it was necessary to punish them for a crime for which they had been found guilty. -
14th Amendment
This amendment was not specifically created to discuss citizenship at first. Later the Senate added sentences about being a natural-born citizen of being naturalized to become one. -
15th Amendment
Gave black men the right to vote -
Chinese Execution Act
Does not allow any more Chinese workers into the United States. The are threatened with imprisonment or being kicked out of the United States. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Creates the term "separate but equal". Allowed for legal segregation. -
Jones Act
Gives Puerto Ricans citizenship. -
Ozawa V. United States
The first generation of Japenese will never be granted citizenship. -
Native Americans
All native Americans were given American citizenship -
The Magnuson Act
Gets rid of the Chinese Exclusion Act and allows the Chinese to become eligible to become a U.S. citizen. -
The immigration and nationality act
This act lets any race become eligible for naturalization. -
The Refugee Act
Fixes the criteria to allow more refugees into the U.S. -
Resources
Berkin , Miller, Chernly, & Gormly. (n.d.). Makin America: A History of the United States. Redshelf reader. https://platform.virdocs.com/read/541264/550/#/4/4 Public