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The Naturalization Act of 1790

Citizenship by naturalization is restricted to "free white persons."

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Key events

  1. March 26, 1790
    The Naturalization Act of 1790

    Citizenship by naturalization is restricted to "free white persons."

  2. February 12, 1793
    The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

    The first federal law authorizing the capture of escapees in free states.

  3. March 14, 1793
    The cotton gin entrenches slavery

    Eli Whitney's machine makes cotton wildly profitable, vastly expanding the demand for enslaved labor.