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Columbus discovers America
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The signing of the Declaration of Independence
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The Indian Removal Act authorized the U.S. to grant unsettled lands west of Mississippi
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The United States begins an armed conflict with Mexico
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California requires all instructions to be taught in English
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An executive order given by President Lincoln that set forth to change the legal status of enslaved people.
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"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
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Granted citizenship and same rights to all male persons in the United States.
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Constitutional law case that upheld the state racial segregation laws for public facilities.
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Arizona official becomes a state.
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Texas makes it illegal to a langue other than English to teach in shcools
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The United States deports over 600,000 Mexicans. Most who are legal U.S. citizens.
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California declares that Mexican Americans are now considered to be foreign born Indians.
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Congress passes new immigration law that makes it illegal for employers to hire undocumented immigrants willingly.
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Trump gives speech detailing his plan for building the wall to border the U.S. and Mexico
