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=== Colonial Naturalization (Pre-1790) <br> === | === Colonial Naturalization (Pre-1790) <br> === | ||
British immigrants were automatically citizens of the colonies (British Empire | British immigrants were automatically citizens of the colonies (British Empire). Seven of the original colonies had their own laws for naturalizing foreigners as citizens of the British Empire colony. After the Revolutionary War, the individual states established their own naturalization laws and procedures. <br> | ||
<u>'''Types of Colonial Naturalization'''</u><br> | <u>'''3 Types of Colonial Naturalization'''</u><br> | ||
:'''Denization'''--A type of naturalization used to obtain land. You could buy and sell land, but could not hold public office. There were no political privileges associated with denization. | :'''Denization'''--A type of naturalization used to obtain land. You could buy and sell land, but could not hold public office. There were no political privileges associated with denization. | ||
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