TEXAS REVOLUTION

By hargrava1767

  • APRIL 21 BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO

    Battle of San Jacinto. Victory over Mexican army and capture of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna on the following day achieves de facto Texas independence.

  • JAN 11 TEXAS INTRODUCES SENATE

    Resolution to recognize Texas introduced in the U.S. Senate.

  • REPUBLIC OF TEXAS RECOGNIZED

    U.S. recognizes the Republic of Texas, the last act of the Jackson Presidency.

  • AUGUST 4 1837

    Texas minister to the United States presents U.S. government a formal offer from the Republic of Texas to annex itself to the United States.

  • GENERAL SANTA ANNA ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON

  • SANTA ANNA DENOUNCES HIS GUARANTEES MADE TO TO TEXAS

    Santa Anna, home in Mexico, renounces all guarantees made to the Republic of Texas as a condition to his restoration of freedom.

  • JAN 4 Tripartite treaty between the U.S./Mexico/Texas in the U.S. Senate.

    Senator William C. Preston introduces a resolution for a tripartite treaty between the U.S./Mexico/Texas in the U.S. Senate.

  • JUNE AND JULY JOHN QUINCY ADAMS OPPOSES TEXAS ANNEXATION

    John Quincy Adams speaks against the annexation of Texas all morning, every morning in the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • OCT 12 TEXAS WITHDRAWS OFFER

    Texas withdraws the offer of annexation because of the U.S. Congress' lack of action on the proposal.

  • 1839 JAN. 23

    Texas Congress passes joint resolution approving of President Sam Houston's withdrawal of annexation proposal.

  • JAN 1844 PRESIDENT SUBMITS ANNEXATION QUESTION

    President Houston submits annexation question to Texas Congress, then instructs minister to the U.S. to resume annexation talks.

  • APRIL 11 TREATY SIGNED

    An annexation treaty between the U.S. and Texas signed between the two diplomats.

  • JUNE 8 SENATE REJECTS TREATY

    U.S. Senate rejects the treaty, 35 to 16.

  • FEB 27 JOINT RESOLUTION PASSED

    Joint Resolution, with amendments to be voted on by the House, passes U.S. Senate 27 to 25.

  • FEBRUARY 28 HOUSE ADOPTS SENATE VERSION OF RESOLUTION

    House adopts Senate version of the joint resolution to annex the Republic of Texas 132 to 76.

  • MARCH 3 TEXAS PRESIDENT SENT ANNEX

  • MAY 19

    Cuevas-Smith treaty between Mexico and Texas signed guaranteeing Texas independence so long as it remains a separate republic.

  • JULY 4 1845

    Convention meets to consider both the Mexican treaty and the U.S. annexation resolution. U.S. offer accepted by Convention.

  • OCTOBER 13 VOTE

    Annexation ordinance and state constitution submitted to the Texas voters for approval. (The vote tally on November 10, 1845, was 4,254 to 267 in favor of annexation; the total vote, compiled January 1, 1846, was 7,664 to 430 in favor of annexation.)

  • DECEMBER 16 HOUSE VOTE

    U.S. House votes to annex Texas by Joint Resolution, 141 to 58, 21 abstaining.

  • DEC 22 VOTE

    U.S. Senate approves joint resolution for the admission of Texas as a state 31 to 14, 7 abstaining.

  • DECEMBER 29 TEXAS BECOMES A STATE

    U.S. Senate approves joint resolution for the admission of Texas as a state 31 to 14, 7 abstaining.

  • RESOLUTION TO ANNEX TEXAS PASSES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  • TEXANS VOTE FOR NEW GOVERNMENT

    Texans vote on new government officers, national constitution, and the question of annexation to the United States. Vote overwhelmingly in favor of annexation.

  • MARCH 2 TEXAS DECLARES INDEPENDANCE

    Texas declares independence from Mexico.

  • MARCH 1 PRESIDENT TYLER SIGNS

    President Tyler signs annexation resolution.