Hispanics
Hispanic/Latino Americans: Exclusion and Segregation Laws and Litigation: 1790 – Naturalization Act for whites only 1845 – Texas gov. agreed to be annexed to the U.S. 1848 – End of Mexican-American war and ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1855 – Cali. Requires all school instruction to be in English 1866 – Civil Rights Act – U.S.