-
Mexico formally abolishes slavery with the Plan of Iguala
-
Mexico's new Constitution effectively frees existing slaves
-
President Anastasio Bustamante of Meixco orders the abolition of slavery be implented in Mexican Texas.
-
Battle of Velasco
Battle of VelascoThis is the first violent incident between texan colonists and the Mexican govrnment. -
Colonists in Texas hold a convention to demand that U.S. citizens be allowed to immigrate to Texas
-
Battle of the Alamo in Texas
-
Texans sign the Texas Declaration of Indipendence
-
The United States annexes the Republic of Texas as the 28th state
-
Start of the Meixcan American War (also known as the First American Intervention)
-
Signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican American War and ceedes Mexican Territory to the U.S.
-
Gadsden Purchase
-
Start to the American Civil War
-
Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate areas free
-
End of the American Civil War
-
The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolishes slavery within the United States