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Sep 22, 1554
CORONADO DIES
Fourteen years after setting out for Texas, Coronado dies. He is one of the first white men to explore Texas, and leader of one of 20 Spanish explorations of the area. -
No More Emigration
the Mexican government forbids further American emigration to Texas. -
Battle of Gonzales
the Battle of Gonzales is waged and the War of Texas Indepedence begins. -
Texas Decloration of Independence
Texas Decloration of Independence -
Attack of the Alamo Ends
3 day seige ended by all remaining surviors killed on this day. -
Runaway Scrape
Sam Houston in a panick run eastward to avoid Mexican army. -
Goliad
About 350 texans are ordered to be executed at Goliad, but an estimated 30 escape -
The Shortest Battle
lasting for 18 minutes at San Jaciento -
Treaties of Velasco
it ended the texas revolution -
Voting
the people choose the elected officials -
Sessesion
withdrawing Texas from the union -
Choosing Sides
Robert E. Lee is ordered to go to Washington -
Sessession Part 2
accepts confederaste state hood -
Not Yet
Texas is a Confederate state before it even withdraws from the union -
Protesting/Resigning
Sam Houston resigns as governor to protest against secession -
Off to Mexico We Go
about 68 unionists start for mexico and 19 are killed by confederates -
Slavery Goes Bye~Bye
Gorden Granger arrives in Galventston to anounce slavery has been abolished -
Approved and Nullified
the constitutional convention approves an ordiance to nullify the actions of the sessession convention -
Peace
president andrew johnson issues a proclamation of peace between the United States and Texas -
Texas Readmitted
us congress readmitted texas back into the union reconstruction continued but only for another 4 years -
No More Reconstruction
end to reconstruction in Texas -
Palo Duro Oh No
Battle of the Palo Duro Canyon led by Mackenzie -
Constitution is Here
present state constitution is adopted -
A&M
a&m is opened at collage station but was origanally called agricultural and mechanical collage -
THE GREAT HURRICANE
the great hurricane attacks galvenston and kills 6000 people there -
OIL
oil found by mining engieer -
First Military Flight
lT. Benjiman D. Foulis makes military flight in a Wright Brothers Plane -
Attempting New Constitution
constitutional convention meets to attempt ot make a new state constitution
