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Aug 3, 1492
The Beginning
Columbus discovers America -
Signing
The signing of the Declaration of Independence -
IRA
The Indian Removal Act authorized the U.S. to grant unsettled lands west of Mississippi -
War
The United States begins an armed conflict with Mexico -
In English
California requires all instructions to be taught in English -
Emancipation Prolamation
An executive order given by President Lincoln that set forth to change the legal status of enslaved people. -
13th Amendment
"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." -
Civil Rights Act
Granted citizenship and same rights to all male persons in the United States. -
Plessy v Ferguson
Constitutional law case that upheld the state racial segregation laws for public facilities. -
AZ
Arizona official becomes a state. -
English Only
Texas makes it illegal to a langue other than English to teach in shcools -
Mass Deportation
The United States deports over 600,000 Mexicans. Most who are legal U.S. citizens. -
California
California declares that Mexican Americans are now considered to be foreign born Indians. -
New Laws
Congress passes new immigration law that makes it illegal for employers to hire undocumented immigrants willingly. -
Making America "Great"
Trump gives speech detailing his plan for building the wall to border the U.S. and Mexico
