Mexican American Timeline

  • Stephen Austin Settles Texas

    Stephen Austin Settles Texas
    In 1821 received approval to settle 300 american familys into texas
  • Mexican Independence From Spain

    Mexican Independence From Spain
    Armed conflict over new territory of New Spain
  • Texas declares Independance

    Texas declares Independance
    The Texas Declaration Of Independence was the formal declartion of independance of the republic of Texas from mexica in the texas revolution
  • Battle Of The Almao

    Battle Of The Almao
    The Battle Of The Alamo was a pivotal event in the texas rebolution, following a 13- day siege. Mexan troops launched as assult on Alamo Mission near San Antonio De Bexar
  • Battle Of San Jacinto

    Battle Of San Jacinto
    Decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by general Sam Houston the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's Nexican army in fight that lasted 20 minutes.
  • Texas Wins Independance

    Texas Wins Independance
    Texas won there independance from mexico witch resulted in the treaties of velasco and creation of the republican of texas
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    Texas annexation

    The annexation of texas, the mexican- american war , and the treaty of guadalupe-Hidalgo, 1845-1848. During this tenure, U.S president james k. polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the united states to date
  • Mexican American War

    Mexican American War
    april 25, 1846- February 2, 1848
    Followed in the wake of the annecation of texas witch mexico concitered part of its territory, despite the 1836 texas revolution.
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo/Mexican Cession

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo/Mexican Cession
    Officaly entitled the treaty of peace, friendship, limits and settlement between the USA and the mexican republic, Ended the Mexican-American war.
    The mexican ession of 1848 is a historical name in the US for the reagon of the modern day southwestern US
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase
    Gadsden Purchase (Known as Venta de le Mesilla) Is a reagon of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was Purchased by the US in a treaty signed on Dec 30, 1853