1800-1900 Texas Timeline

By eflores33@twu.edu
  • Mexico Wins Independence from Spain

    Mexico Wins Independence from Spain

    After signing the Treaty of Córdoba, Spain recognized the independence of Mexico
  • Texas Revolution Begins

    Texas Revolution Begins

    A fight sparked the beginning of the Revolution.
  • Texas Wins Independence

    Texas Wins Independence

    After the Battle of San Jacinto, Texas won their independence
  • Texas Joins the United States

    Texas Joins the United States

    Texas became the 28th state of the U.S
  • Beginning of U.S-Mexican War

    Beginning of U.S-Mexican War

    U.S. Congress officially declared war after the Battle of Palo Alto
  • U.S-Mexican War Ends

    U.S-Mexican War Ends

    The treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo established the boundaries between the United States and Mexico, marking the end of the war
  • Texas Seceded from the U.S

    Texas Seceded from the U.S

    Texas joins the Confederate States of America
  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins

    The election of Abraham Lincoln prompted the secession of slave-holding states, resulting in the Civil War
  • Civil War Ends

    Civil War Ends

    The war ended after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops
  • Texas is Readmitted to the U.S

    Texas is Readmitted to the U.S

    After Texas met all the needed conditions, President Grant readmitted Texas to the U.S
  • Red River War Begins

    Red River War Begins

    The U.S. Army began to remove Native American tribes and relocate them to reservations
  • Red River War Ends

    Red River War Ends

    Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief, surrendered. They were the last large tribe left. The Red River War is now over.
  • Present Day Texas Constitution Adopted

    Present Day Texas Constitution Adopted

    The 1876 Constitution, the sixth time the document was revised, set up the laws that are still used in Texas today.