A+E Networks. Claiming his right to the English throne, William, duke of Normandy, invades England at Pevensey on Britainâs southeast coast. His subsequent defeat of King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of a new era in British history.William was the illegitimate son of Robert I, duke of Normandy, by his concubine Arlette, a tannerâs daughter from the town of Falaise.illiam then marched on London and received the cityâs submission. On Christmas Day, 1066, William the Conqueror was crowned the first Norman king of England, in Westminster Abbey, and the Anglo-Saxon phase of English history came to an end.
18th century [edit]. The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787. Article I, section 8, clause 4 of the Constitution expressly gives the United States Congress the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization.
Congress responded to these concerns by enacting the Alien and Sedition Acts, the popular names for four laws passed in 1798. On June 18, Congress passed the Naturalization Act, which extended from five to 14 years the period of residence required for alien immigrants to become full U.S. citizens (1 Stat. 566).ongress responded to these concerns by enacting the Alien and Sedition Acts, the popular names for four laws passed in 1798. On June 18, Congress passed the Naturalization Act, which extended from five to 14 years the period of residence required for alien immigrants to become full U.S. citizens (1 Stat. 566).