10 Years of the Country of Texas

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1836	Fort Parker	Comanches attack and kill women and children and take some as prisoners.
02/01/1836	Cherokee Treaty	Texans made a treaty with Cherokees if they fought with independance with them they could have land titles. Texas failed in giving them that and resulted in multiple raids.
09/01/1836	Sam Houston elected.	Mr. Sammy served 2 terms.
10/01/1836	Organize New Gov.	Texans met in Columbia to organize the new government.
03/03/1837	Independant	U.S recognized Texas as an idependant nation, but didn't want to annex at the time.
01/01/1838	Mirabeau B. Lamar	Elected. He was also Vice President for Mr. Sammy in his first term.
01/01/1840	Council House Fight	The Comance fought agaisnt Texas. 7 Texans and 35 Comanche died.
01/01/1841	Sam Houston elected 2nd time	He served his first term.
06/19/1841	Santa Fe Expedition	They wanted to trade with Mexico along the Rio Grande, what Texas claimed as the border, but Mexico fought with them and several men died.
01/01/1842	German Immigration	A German society, the Adelsverein, purchased land for settlements in Central Texas.
01/01/1842	Battle of Plum Creek	Comanches are defeated.
11/01/1842	Mier Expedition "Black Bean"	Texans attacked Mexico and surrendured on December 26 1842. Out of 176 prisoners one tenth were to die, so the Mexicans put white and black beans in a jar and the 17 men that picked black beans were executed and the white beaned were sent to prison.
12/29/1842	Archives War	Officials went to Austin to take records of Republic of Texas toAustin and started the War.
01/01/1844	Anson Jones	Anson, the last president was elected.
04/01/1844	Annexation	Texas and the United States signed a treaty and United States also decided to pay all of the debts of the Republic of Texas.
02/28/1845	2nd Annexation	Congress approved and held more favorable terms.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1835 to 12/31/1846	Events during independance going up to Annexation to U.S