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 and equal 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 The Texas Revolution/US-Mexican War Name______Period______

Rubric

Possible Points Points Received Correct Dates 12 Use of two colors 2 Precision of timeline 2 Neatness 2 Directions followed and 2 rubric attached Total 20