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The Naturalization Act of 1790 (1 Stat. 103, enacted March 26, 1790) was a law of the United States Congress that set the first uniform rules for the granting of United States citizenship by naturalization.
After Congress passed the Nationality Act of 1790, who could become a citizen through naturalization and what did eligible immigrants have to do to gain citizenship rights? Who would have been excluded from citizenship through naturalization under the Nationality Act of 1790?
Congress established its first uniform rule of naturalization through the Naturalization Act of 1790. The Act provided that any free white person who resided within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States for at least two years could be granted citizenship if he or she showed good character and swore allegiance to the ...
The United States Constitution grants Congress the power "to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization" (Article I, section 8, clause 4). Soon after the Constitution was ratified Congress passed the Naturalization Act of 1790 (1 Stat. 103).
This 1790 act set the new nation’s naturalization procedures. It limited access to U.S. citizenship to white immigrants—in effect, to people from Western Europe—who had resided in the U.S. at least two years and their children under 21 years of age.
Jul 11, 2023 · The demand for proof of citizenship resulted in the creation of certificates of naturalization during the “Old Law” period of United States naturalization history (March 26, 1790–September 26, 1906).
Mar 19, 2013 · Alternately known as the Nationality Act, the Naturalization Act of 1790 restricted citizenship to "any alien, being a free white person" who had been in the U.S. for two years. In effect, it left out indentured servants, slaves, and most women.
United States Congress, “An act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,” March 26, 1790
Oct 29, 2023 · In 1790 Congress passed the Naturalization Act, which restricted citizenship to “any alien, being a free white person” who had been in the United States for two years. This effectively denied all enslaved and free Blacks persons the opportunity to become U.S. citizens.
Jan 13, 2002 · Naturalization. [3 February 1790] The first clause of the naturalization bill, requiring one year’s residence by aliens for citizenship and an additional residence of two years to be capable of holding either a state or federal office, was under consideration.
