Non-partisan (nationalist) President Washington signs the Naturalization Act of 1795, raising the two-year residency requirement for State sovereign citizenship to five years.
NOTES:
- No restrictions were placed on immigration;
- Citizenship was limited to immigrants of European heritage.
[updated 7/18/2026]
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Authority:
Article I, Section 8 [Clause 4]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 51.
List of United States immigration laws – Wikipedia
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Naturalization Act of 1795 – Wikipedia
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