1. Imagine you were born in 1821, in Mexican Texas, and start your timeline there. You are born into a time when Mexico has just overthrown Spanish rule (1821). Draw an image that represents your birth in 1821. Use minimal written language to describe the events (1821: Mexican Independence from Spain and your birth).
2. The next event on your timeline is in 1829. How old are you when Vicente Guerrero, the Afro-Mestizo President of Mexico, outlaws slavery in 1829? Note that on the timeline with words and imagery (you and the event).
3. How old are you in 1836, when elite Tejanos and Anglo Americans fight the last battle in the Texas Revolution (The Battle of San Jacinto in present day Harris county)? Note that on the timeline with words and imagery (you and the event).
4. How old are you when the ensuing war between the United States and Mexico begins in disputed Texas territory in 1846? Note that on the timeline with words and imagery (you and the event).
5. How old are you when the U.S. – Mexico War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe in 1848? Note that on the timeline with words and imagery (you and the event). Think about how the land under your feet has changed and consider what it must have felt like to survive so much war in your short life.
