| Titre | Enjeux et formes de la naturalisation dans l'Amérique des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles | |
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| Auteur | Bertrand Van Ruymbeke | |
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Revue | Revue française d'études américaines |
| Numéro | no 75, janvier 1998 Immigration et citoyenneté aux Etats-Unis. | |
| Page | 12 pages | |
| Résumé anglais |
In seventeenth-century England, immigrants could shed their alien status either by being naturalized by Parliament or denizened by the Crown. The former involved an expensive and complex procedure but guaranteed its beneficiary full citizenship whereas the latter, inexpensive and easy to obtain, only conveyed explicitly limited rights. These legal and procedural distinctions were never transplanted to British North America as, except in New England, colonial proprietors, governors and assemblies adopted liberal naturalization policies in response to the need for colonists. Naturalized settlers were thus granted extensive economic and political rights, albeit limited to the colony where they resided. In 1740, Parliament established a naturalization procedure common to all colonies which superseded local legislation. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | https://www.persee.fr/doc/rfea_0397-7870_1998_num_75_1_1716 |
