Timeline Assignment By ayalajuana58 Apr 21, 1826 The Battle of San Jacinto; Texas wins independence https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Oct 2, 1835 Texas Revolution Begins: "Come and Take It!" https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Mar 2, 1836 Texas Declares Independence! https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Mar 6, 1836 The Fall of the Alamo, Evacuation, and Executions https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Aug 1, 1836 The Republic of Texas https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Jan 1, 1839 Austin becomes capital of Texas https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline May 8, 1846 The Beginning of the U.S.-Mexican War https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Feb 2, 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo and the end of the war https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Period: 1860 to 1865 Texas joined Confederacy; Civil War began https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline Feb 15, 1876 Present Texas Constitution Adopted https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/texas-history-timeline