{"data":{"description":"Naturalization Act of 1795: Congress modified the Act, raising the period of residence from two to five years before a person could be naturalized.","title":"Naturalization Act of 1795","post_type":"page","content":"\u003ch2 style=\"color: #ad8431;\"\u003eAppearing in Folwell's \"Laws of the U.S,\" printed in 1796\u003c/h2\u003e\r\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Naturalization Act of 1795\u003c/h2\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead the\u003c/strong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"The Naturalization Act of 1795\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/naturalization-act-of-1795-text/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etext version\u003c/strong\u003e of the Naturalization Act of 1795\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDuring the 1790's many in the U.S. were concerned that the growth in the number of political refugees, particularly those men and women driven out by the revolution in France, might prove inimical to American liberty.Even though America has been and remains today a nation of immigrants, its citizens have viewed immigrants with a certain apprehension. As such, the process of immigration itself has been a problem for the country's leadership.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAlarmed by the influx of so many immigrants, Congress on January 29, 1795 modified the Act of 1790, raising the period of residence from two years to five years before a person could be naturalized.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #ad8431;\"\u003eSee the Original Naturalization Act of 1795\u003c/h2\u003e\r\n\u003ctable class=\"tablewithpics tablewithpics2\" style=\"color: #000000; height: 200px;\" width=\"674\"\u003e\r\n\u003ctbody\u003e\r\n\u003ctr\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/naturalization-act-1795/naturalization_act_p1\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-4965 size-thumbnail\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/naturalization_act_p1.jpg\" alt=\"Naturalization Act of 1795\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp\u003e Page 1\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #990000;\" href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/naturalization-act-1795/\"\u003e\r\n\u003c/a\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/naturalization-act-1795/naturalization_act_p2\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-4966 size-thumbnail\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/naturalization_act_p2.jpg\" alt=\"Naturalization Act of 1795\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp\u003e Page 2\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/naturalization-act-1795/naturalization_act_p3\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-4967 size-thumbnail\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/naturalization_act_p3.jpg\" alt=\"Naturalization Act 1795\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp\u003e Page 3\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003ctd\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ca href=\"/earlyamerica/milestone-events/naturalization-act-1795/naturalization_act_p4\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-4968 size-thumbnail\" src=\"/images/earlyamerica/naturalization_act_p4.jpg\" alt=\"Act 1795\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp\u003e Page 4\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\r\n\u003c/tr\u003e\r\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\r\n\u003c/table\u003e","menu":[{"path":"lives-early-america","title":"Famous Lives","submenu":[{"path":"lives-early-america/autobiography-benjamin-franklin","title":"Autobiography of Ben Franklin"},{"path":"lives-early-america/ramsays-life-washington","title":"Ramsay's The Life of Washington"},{"path":"lives-early-america/adventures-col-daniel-boone","title":"The Adventures of Col. Daniel Boone"},{"path":"lives-early-america/true-story-paul-revere","title":"The True Story of Paul Revere"},{"path":"world-early-america/famous-obits","title":"Famous Obits"},{"path":"portrait","title":"Portraits"},{"path":"rare-images/last-men-revolution","title":"The Last Men of the Revolution"}]},{"path":"freedom-documents","title":"Freedom Documents","submenu":[{"path":"freedom-documents/bill-rights","title":"Bill of Rights"},{"path":"freedom-documents/declaration-independence","title":"Declaration of Independence"},{"path":"freedom-documents/u-s-constitution","title":"The U.S. Constitution"}]},{"path":"world-early-america","title":"World of Early America","submenu":[{"path":"bookmarks","title":"Early American Bookmarks"},{"path":"world-early-america/famous-obits","title":"Famous Obits"},{"path":"firsts","title":"Firsts!"},{"path":"rare-images/maps","title":"Maps"},{"path":"rare-images","title":"Rare Images"},{"path":"music1","title":"Music"},{"path":"writings","title":"The Writings of Early America"}]},{"path":"boston-massacre","title":"Boston Massacre"},{"path":"milestone-events","title":"Milestones"},{"path":"early-america-review","title":"The Review"},{"path":"home/teachers-students","title":"Teachers"},{"path":"sitemap","title":"Sitemap"}]},"success":true}