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what happened in 1709
the naturalisation act
what was the naturalisation act
it allows the naturalisation of french protestants who fled to britain after the revocation of the edict of nantes
what happened in 1772
the somerset judgement
what was the result of the somerset judgement
it became illegal for charles stewart to transport james somerset (an enslaved african) out of the uk
what happened in 1829
the catholic emancipation act
what was the catholic emancipation act
it allowed catholics to sit as mps and allowed them to vote
what happened in 1905
aliens act
what was the aliens act
‘undesirable’ immigrants would be denied entry to britain
what happened in 1919
race riots
what were the race riots
they were riots between white and black workers at seaports
what happened in 1919
british immigration control
what was the british immigration control
the first immigration office
what happened in 1948
nationality act
what was the nationality act
all commonwealth citizens could have british passports and work in the uk
what happened in 1962
the commonwealth immigration act
what was the commonwealth immigration act
it prevented people from asia africa and the caribbean from migrating
what happened in 1965
tighter controls
what happened in 1965
the race relations act
what was the race relations act
it made it illegal to be racist
what happened in 1968
you had to have a parent or grandparent born in the uk to be able to migrate
what happened in 1971
immigration act
what was the immigration act
having a grandparent makes you exempt from the rules
what happened in 1981
the nationality act
what was the nationality act
it cancelled the 1948 act citizenship is only for children with british parents
