Time Line of Westward Expantion in the 1840's

Mexico won Mexico from Spain

Oct 5, 1821

Mexican government welcomed Americans into Texas by offering cheap land

Acquisition of California

Period: Oct 5, 1830 to Oct 5, 1839

Mexico offered cheap land to American ranchers & Farmers to move to California

Santa Anna Thought Angolos were a threat and had their leader Stephen F. Austin arrested

Oct 5, 1834

Texans rebell against Mexican Government

Oct 5, 1835

TExas revolution and Indenpendence from Mexico

Period: Oct 5, 1835 to Oct 5, 1836

Texas won its independence from Mexico

Oct 5, 1836

the 2 sides disagreed over the territorial borderes of the republic of Texas

Texan republic

Period: Oct 5, 1836 to Oct 5, 1845

Texas was an independent nation: Sam Houston was the first president of the Republic of Texas

Texas invited the USA to Annex them

Oct 5, 1838

the debate over slavery kept America from Annexing Texas

The USA annexed the indpendent nation of Texas

Oct 5, 1845

Texas was addmitted into the Union it came in as a slave state

The US settled a dispute with England to gain Oregon

Oct 5, 1846

Oregon was added to make northerns happy and it was added as a free state

General Zachary Taylor crossed the Rio Grande River

Oct 5, 1846

this provoked the Mexico into war

Mexican war broke out

Oct 5, 1846

California revolted and created an independent nation

Mexican American War

Period: Oct 5, 1846 to Oct 5, 1848

the USA gained new lands in the SW by winning the Mexican-American war

Oct 5, 1848

Treaty of Guadalupe- Hidalgo

Oct 5, 1848

this ended the Mexican-American War

California was Annexed by the USA

Oct 5, 1848

Gold Rush Starts in Calfornia

Oct 5, 1849