AS AM 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Calvin Coolidge, Cable Act, Bhagat Singh Thind
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Race and nation in the united states after world war ii. Native americans - domestic dependent nations not american citizens if member of tribes. If native converted into christianity -> could count, not apart of 13 colonies, hold property. Supreme court decided that they were not citizens, doesn"t matter if southern person takes slave to the north. White (male) anglo saxon protestants (with property) If not christian, you could not be an american citizen, 18th century - could not vote if didn"t own anything. Only free white persons can pass into american citizenship. First half of 19th century, white immigrants from ireland on ships to massachusetts -> famine, poor, horrible condition. Irish and germans drank too much hahhaha, beer was safer than water, warfare. Nationalism turned dangerous to be jewish in russia or eastern europe, hostile to jewish. Those not christian turned protestant or presbyterian. 1- us being land of immigrants not true. The chinese was a problem, comics made.
