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The republic of Texas gains its independece from Mexico.
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The treaty of Guadalupe ends the Mexican War and gives half the land area of Mexico to the United States including Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Parts of Colorado, Utah and Nevada.
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The advancement of the Railroad increased Mexican Immigration.
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THe boarder patrol is created by Congress.
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Young latinos and Mexican Ameican peacan shellers strike in Texas.
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In Hernandez vs. Texas the supreme court recognizes that Hispanics are a sepereate class of people suffering from profound descrimination.
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Opperation Wetback deports 3.8 million Mexicans.
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Mexican American youth orginization is formed on college campus in Texas.
Davis Sanchez forms the Brown Breets to begin a series if pickets in front of police stations.
