The Texas Revolution/US-Mexican War
Name___________________________________
Period______________
Directions:
Use the following websites and Creating America to create a timeline for the following
events. Start with the year 1820 and end with 1850. Use one color to denote Texas
Revolution and another to indicate the US-Mexican War.
In creating your timeline you need to be accurate and precise. Use a ruler to measure the
length and determine an appropriate interval for each year on the timeline. [ex: if your
line is 10 inches long each year would need to be 1/3 of an inch apart.]
http://mexicanhistory.org/MexicanAmericanWarTimeline.htm
http://www.pbs.org/kera/usmexicanwar/timeline_flash.html
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/The_Battle/Timeline_of_Events/
http://www.texasalmanac.com/topics/history/revolution-and-republic-texas
Checklist of Events: Place a check next to each item when you have found the
information required in placing them in the timeline.
______ 1. “Old Three Hundred” Colonize Texas
______ 2. Stephen Austin meets General Santa Ana in Mexico City to discuss
reforms
______ 3. Mexican army tries to capture a cannon in Gonzales
______ 4. Fighting breaks out along the Rio Grande
______ 5. James Polk becomes president
______ 6. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
______ 7. The siege at the Alamo
______ 8. Mexico outlaws slavery
______ 9. Massacre at Goliad
______ 10. National Colonization Law
______ 11. Battle of San Jacinto
______ 12. Mexican Independence
______ 13. John Slidell offers Mexico $25 million for TX, CA, and NM
______ 14. General Zachary Taylor invades Mexico
______ 15. John Fremont invades California
______ 16. Battle of Buena Vista
______ 17. Congress declares war on Mexico
______ 18. Lone Star Republic Established
______ 19. Sam Houston declares Texas a free country
______ 20. Mexico closes Texas to US immigration
______ 21. Texans revolt against Mexico
______ 22. General Stephan Kearny invades New Mexico
______ 23. General Winfield Scott wins at Chapultepec, Mexico City falls
______ 24. Texas enters the US as a slave state
POINT VALUE: 10
The Texas Revolution/US-Mexican War
Name___________________________________
Period______________
The Events in Chronological Order
Texas Revolution
 Mexican Independence
 National Colonization Law
 “Old Three Hundred” Colonize Texas
 Mexico outlaws slavery
 Mexico closes Texas to US immigration
 Stephen Austin meets General Santa Ana in Mexico City to discuss reforms
 Texans revolt against Mexico
 Mexican army tries to capture a cannon in Gonzales
 Sam Houston declares Texas a free country
 The siege at the Alamo
 Massacre at Goliad
 Battle of San Jacinto
 Lone Star Republic Established
US-Mexican War
 James Polk becomes president
 Texas enters the US as a slave state
 John Slidell offers Mexico $25 million for TX, CA, and NM
 Fighting breaks out along the Rio Grande
 Congress declares war on Mexico
 General Zachary Taylor invades Mexico
 General Stephan Kearny invades New Mexico
 John Fremont invades California
 Battle of Buena Vista
 General Winfield Scott wins at Chapultepec, Mexico City falls
 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Rubric
Correct Dates
Use of two colors
Precision of timeline
Neatness
Directions followed and
rubric attached
Total
Possible Points
12
2
2
2
2
20
Points Received