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 …

This was the first law to define eligibility for citizenship by naturalization and establish standards and procedures by which immigrants became US citizens. In this early version, Congress …

Congress established its first uniform rule of naturalization through the Naturalization Act of 1790.

United States Congress, “An act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization,” March 26, 1790.

Congress established its first uniform rule of naturalization through the Naturalization Act of 1790.

Jun 12, 2025 · The naturalization clause in the United States has evolved significantly since the days when only free white people were eligible for citizenship. After the Fourteenth …

The Naturalization Act of 1790 had important legal and political implications in the Early Republic. An emerging racial hierarchy was reflected in the determinations of who was allowed to …

Republicans, however, opposed the longer restrictions of fourteen years implemented by a Federalist Congress with the Naturalization Act of 1798. This act, as part of the infamous Alien …

Over the following centuries, Congress readdressed the issue in a series of naturalization acts that sometimes excluded, but increasingly included, people of diverse races and origins.

Jan 3, 2025 · The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1790 established the foundation for federal control over naturalization. This landmark legislation created a uniform process for …