Let’s solve this step by step.
We are given five events (A through E) and a timeline with years: 1810, 1821, 1836, 1845, 1861. We need to match each event to the correct year based on Texas history.
First, let’s list what we know about Texas history:
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Texas was part of Mexico after Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821.
- Before that, it was a
Spanish colony.
- Texas fought for and
won its independence from Mexico in 1836.
- Later, Texas became the
28th state of the U.S. in 1845.
- During the Civil War, Texas
seceded from the Union to join the Confederacy in 1861.
- The year
1810 is before Texas was even independent — it was still under Spanish rule then.
Now let’s match each letter to the correct year:
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Event D: “Texas becomes a Spanish colony.”
→ This happened long before 1810, but since 1810 is the earliest date on the timeline, and Texas was still a Spanish colony at that time, we assign D to
1810.
*(Note: Technically, Spain claimed Texas much earlier, but among the options, 1810 is the only one where Texas was still a Spanish colony.)*
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Event B: “Texas becomes part of Mexico.”
→ Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821. So Texas became part of Mexico in
1821.
→ Match B to
1821.
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Event E: “Texas wins its fight for independence.”
→ Texas declared independence in 1836 after the Battle of San Jacinto.
→ Match E to
1836.
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Event C: “Texas becomes the 28th state of the United States.”
→ Texas joined the U.S. as a state in
1845.
→ Match C to
1845.
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Event A: “Texas joins the Civil War and secedes from the Union to join the Confederacy.”
→ Texas seceded in
1861, when the Civil War began.
→ Match A to
1861.
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So now we can fill in the timeline boxes:
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1810 → D
-
1821 → B
-
1836 → E
-
1845 → C
-
1861 → A
Each box above or below the timeline should get the correct letter.
Looking at the image layout:
There are 5 blank boxes connected to the timeline points:
- One box above 1810 → D
- One box above 1821 → B
- One box above 1836 → E
- One box above 1845 → C
- One box above 1861 → A
Wait — actually, looking again at the diagram structure:
The timeline has:
- 1810 — one box above
- 1821 — one box below
- 1836 — one box above
- 1845 — one box below
- 1861 — one box above
But the instruction says: “place the correct letter at the appropriate spot on the timeline.”
It doesn’t matter if the box is above or below — just match the event to the year.
So regardless of position, we assign:
- 1810 → D
- 1821 → B
- 1836 → E
- 1845 → C
- 1861 → A
That’s the correct matching.
Final Answer:
1810 - D
1821 - B
1836 - E
1845 - C
1861 - A
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