Mexican-American History 1821-1865 (Slavery, War, and Land Distribution)

Mexico formally abolishes slavery with the Plan of Iguala

Feb 24, 1821

Plan of Iguala

Mexico's new Constitution effectively frees existing slaves

Oct 4, 1824

1824 Constitution of Mexico

President Anastasio Bustamante of Meixco orders the abolition of slavery be implented in Mexican Texas.

Apr 27, 1830

Mexican Texas

Battle of Velasco

Jun 26, 1832

Battle of VelascoThis is the first violent incident between texan colonists and the Mexican govrnment.

Colonists in Texas hold a convention to demand that U.S. citizens be allowed to immigrate to Texas

Oct 1, 1832

Convention of 1832

Battle of the Alamo in Texas

Feb 23, 1836

Battle of the Alamo

Texans sign the Texas Declaration of Indipendence

Mar 2, 1836

Texas Declaration of Indipendence

The United States annexes the Republic of Texas as the 28th state

Dec 29, 1845

Texas Annexation

Start of the Meixcan American War (also known as the First American Intervention)

Apr 25, 1846

Mexican American War

Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican American War and ceedes Mexican Territory to the U.S.

Feb 2, 1848

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Gadsden Purchase

Dec 30, 1853

Gadsden Purchase

Start to the American Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

American Civil War

Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate areas free

Jan 1, 1863

Emancipation Proclamation

End of the American Civil War

Apr 9, 1865

The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolishes slavery within the United States

Dec 6, 1865

13th Amendment to the United States Constitution