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The Start Of American Independence
At the time the 13 colonies declared their independence the majority of the population held descent from the British with some exceptions around the middle colonies which were leftover from several dutch colonies that were annexed by the British before the revolutionary war. -
The Naturalization Act of 1790
This law made so any Free White People who had lived in the United States for two years were now eligible for citizenship, Most of residents of the United States considered themselves of British Heritage while the population of slaves from Africa or born from them began to grow across the middle and southern states. -
The Louisiana Purchase
Following the Lousiana purchase and expansion of American borders there was a significant increase in French and Spanish-descended residents and African slaves continued to grow in population as the cotton industry began to take off in newly acquired land and across the southern states, at the same time following the Haitian Revolution it was made barred immigration of free black or mixed individuals to the United States fearing they may incite slave revolts. -
The Indian Removal act
In 1830 President Andrew Jackson passed a law that forced countless native Americans off their lands and onto reservations while many moved further west to try and escape this act leading to a overall massive decline in their populations. -
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The Irish Great Famine
As a result of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland a massive chunk of the population emigrated to the United States to escape starvation, this led to Irish Immigrants making up a very large portion of all immigrants to the United States in the 1800s and were heavily discriminated against due to their heritage and largely took up many lower wage or dangerous jobs to make ends meet. -
The Annexation of Mexico
When Texas was annexed a significant portion of its original inhabitants of both Mexican and European descent came with it along with its slave population while those of Mexican descent would face heavy discrimination for decades. -
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Heavy Anti Chinese Sentiment
From the mid-1800s there was a massive anti-Chinese sentiment due to a large amount of workers emigrating to the United States from China in search of work which lead several different laws being passed to heavily restrict what they could and couldn't do -
The Dred Scott Case
Following the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, it was decided that all blacks whether they were free or enslaved were not considered American Citizens which heavily restricted their legal protection in the united states and their rights. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was an Executive act by President Abraham Lincoln that freed all states within the Confederate States Of America, However Slaves that were within the union or states that had not actively rebelled were not freed until the 13th Amendment -
The 13th Ammendment
When the 13th Amendment was passed it made slavery illegal across the united states freeing countless slaves, however, they would still be subject to significant discrimination and prejudice for nearly a century following. -
The 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment led anyone who had been born in the United States to legally be considered a citizen and gave them full representation and rights which greatly aided the former slaves. -
Naturalization Act of 1870
This act extended rights previously mentioned in the Naturalization Act of 1790 to non-white immigrants as well -
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The Jim Crow Laws
Following the abolishment of slavery, people of African or other non-white descent still suffered severe discrimination throughout the United States with states being allowed to have their laws on racial segregation and other discriminatory acts which continued until the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964 and the voting rights act in 1965. -
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World War 1 And 2
During and after the First World War there was significant german sentiment that carried which led to those of German descent being viewed with suspicion which carried on into the Second World War with the Japanese being included after the bombing at Pearl Harbor leading to Japanese American citizens being detained by the US government -
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Mexican Immigration
Towards the early 1900s and onward even into the modern day there's been a massive ongoing conflict with immigrants from Mexico as many would be detained and sent back to Mexico or were exploited to fill undesirable jobs in society. -
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The Cold War and McCarthyism to
In the years of the Cold War, there was significant suspicion and distrust towards countries aligned with the soviet union and other communist countries such as Cuba, china, and Vietnam. -
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The September 11th terrorist attack and involvement in the middle east
After the hijackings and Pentagon on September 11th, 2001 Muslims and people of Middle Eastern descent were the subject of massive amounts of suspicion and discrimination by the American public and surveillance by the United States government that has not ceased as the United States has remained involved in the middle east and tensions between countries have only soured further