The Texas Revolution/US-Mexican War



Directions:Use the following websites and Creating America [13.1 & 13.2] to create a timeline for the following events. Start with the year 1820 and end with 1850. Use one color to denote Texas Revolution [for example: Red] and another to indicate the US-Mexican War [for example: Green]. creating your timeline you need to be accurate and precise. On a blank sheet of printer paper, 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.]Checklist of Events: Place the date [year only] next to each item when you have found the information required in placing them in the timeline. Be sure to verify dates from more than one source in order to be as accurate as possible.“Old Three Hundred” Colonize TexasStephen Austin meets General Santa Ana in Mexico City to discuss reformsMexican army tries to capture a cannon in GonzalesFighting breaks out along the Rio GrandeJames Polk becomes presidentTreaty of Guadalupe HidalgoThe siege at the AlamoMexico outlaws slaveryMassacre at GoliadNational Colonization LawBattle of San JacintoMexican IndependenceJohn Slidell offers Mexico $25 million for TX, CA, and NMGeneral Zachary Taylor invades MexicoJohn Fremont invades CaliforniaBattle of Buena VistaCongress declares war on MexicoLone Star Republic EstablishedSam Houston declares Texas a free countryMexico closes Texas to US immigrationTexans revolt against MexicoGeneral Stephan Kearny invades New MexicoGeneral Winfield Scott wins at Chapultepec, Mexico City fallsTexas enters the US as a slave stateRubricPossible PointsPoints ReceivedCorrect Dates12Use of two colors2Precision of timeline2Neatness2Directions followed and rubric attached2Total20 ................
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