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 <u>'''3 Types of Colonial Naturalization'''</u><br>
-*'''Denization'''--A type of naturalization used to obtain land. You could buy and sell land, but your heirs could not inherit your land.  There were no political privileges associated with denization - you could not vote and you could not hold an public office in the government.
+*'''Denization'''--A type of naturalization used to obtain land. You could buy and sell land, but your heirs could not inherit your land. There were limited political privileges associated with denization - you could vote but you could not hold an public office in the government.
-*'''Oath of Allegiance'''--This type of naturalization during the colonial period was used to renounce all former country loyalties. This gave the immigrant full privileges, including voting and holding public office.
+*'''Oath of Allegiance'''--This type of naturalization during the colonial period was used to renounce all former country loyalties. This gave the immigrant full privileges.
 *'''Collective citizenship'''--This naturalization process was used to naturalize a group of people without any supporting documents being created. Collective naturalization happened when the United States became a country in 1776 and all those living in the country (except Native Americans and African Americans) were collectively and automatically made US citizens. <br>