Revolutionary War Resource Gems You May Not Know About!
Continental Soldier in the War for American Independence. Courtesy Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
Continental Soldier in the War for American Independence. Courtesy Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
When the Senate granted President Woodrow Wilson’s request for a declaration of war on April 6, 1917, Wilson requested both citizens and non-naturalized immigrants to remain neutral in thought, word, and deed, and to uphold all laws and support all measures adopted for the safety and security of the US. However, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of Germany and its allies Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria (including American-born women who married German men) were considered alien enemies and were required to demonstrate their loyalty in ways beyond what was required of US citizens and non-enemy aliens. An executive order was issued by President Wilson in November 1917 requiring the registration of German-born men ages fourteen and older who had not been naturalized. Registration occurred at the nearest US District Court. German-born women were required to register starting in April 1918. Wilson’s declaration of war included twelve regulations that...
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