· Washington, D.C. (New York, then-capital)
Naturalization Act of 1790 Enacted
injustice
The first federal naturalization law limited citizenship to 'free white persons,' establishing the racial bar that would later exclude Asian immigrants from naturalizing for over 150 years.
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Sources
- immigrationhistory.org immigrationhistory.org/item/1790-nationality-act
- encyclopedia.densho.org encyclopedia.densho.org/Naturalization_Act_of_1790