Texas Revolution

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
10/09/1820	American settlers in Texas	The spanish government offered huge tracts of land to empresarios. When spanish settlers did not respond to their offer of land, the spanish agreed to let American Moses Austin start a colonly there.
08/08/1821	Mexico's Independence	Mexico succesfully gained independence from Spain. Tejas wa now a part of the new nation of Mexico.
09/24/1829	Outlawing slavery	Slave owners became angry when Mexico outlawed slavery. They wanted to maintain slavery so they could grow cotton. Austin persuaded the government to keep their slaves.
05/18/1830	Over populating	The population of Tejas had swelled up to about 25,000 with Americans outnumbering Tejanos six to one.
11/04/1833	War Begins	Austin went to Mexico City to present a list of requested reforms to Mexican officials. The most urgent request was that Texas become a self-governing within Mexico.
10/12/1835	Texans Rebelled	Mexican soldiers marched to the town of Gonzales. They had orders to seize a cannon used by the texans for protection against the Native Americans. The Mexican troops failed to capture the cannon.
02/23/1836	Over the Walls	Santa Anna's troops surrounded San Antonio. The next day, Mexicans began their siege of the Alamo.
02/25/1836	Over the Walls Part II	Santa Anna ordered ove 1800 men to storm the fortress. Eventually the Texans ran out of amunition and gave up.
03/01/1836	The Fight for the Alamo	Texans met at a settlement called Washington-on-the-Brazos to decide what to do about Santa Anna's troops. They decided to declare Texas a free and independent republic.
04/27/1836	Surprise Attack	Houston surprised Santa Anna near the San Jacinto river. The Texans Advanced screaming "remember the Alamo.
12/10/1836	Victory	Texans raised the official flag of the independent nation of Texas, nicknamed the "Lone Star Republic".