Mexican-American timeline

  • Mexican-American war starts

    In 1835, Mexico lost Texas as it was trying to reclaim dominance which sparked the war
  • Battle at Alamo

    Mexico fought and own battle at Alamo. The battle gave Mexico hop of reclaiming Texas and winning the war
  • Battle at San Jacinto

    The end of the Texan revolution ended after this battle as Texans came out victorious
  • Texas becomes independent

    The U.s finally marked Texas as independent and republic. This created more tension in the war because Mexico assumed the US were going to take more of their land.
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave U.S 50% of the land that Mexico owned which was later found to have gold after the war.