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an offer to buy Texas
President Jackson made an offer to buy Texas, but the Mexican government refused. -
Army massacred
The Mexican army massacred Texan rebels at Gohad. -
The first battle of the Texas Revolution
The first battle of the Texas Revolution took place as American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans ended up withdrawing. -
Davy Crockett died
Davy Crockett arrived in Texas died at the Alamo. -
Jim Bowie arrived at the Alamo
Knife aficionado Jim Bowie arrived at the Alamo to assist its Texas defenders. -
Santa Anna crossed the Rio Grande
Mexican General Santa Anna crossed the Rio Grande en route to the Alamo. -
The Alamo was built
The Alamo was built in1744. -
Matamoros and Creating Spies .
matamors were creating spies. -
Sam Houston is president
Sam Houston to be Nominated for President -
Annexation
Letter about the Progress of Annexation -
Houston's last message as President of the Republic of Texas.
Sam Houston's last message as President of the Republic of Texas. -
Proclamation
Proclamation by the President of Texas -
Mexico Considers Peace with Texas
mexico has peace with texas. -
Immigrants to Texas
Immigrants moving to texas -
Texas's first railroad
Texas 1st railroad. -
Land grant
Bennett Blake Papers to Elias Hamilton signed by Governor P. H. Bell. -
texas came in 7th
Texas by popular referendum became the 7th state to secede from the Union. -
Apaches attacked
Texas rebels were attacked by Apaches. -
battle of the alamo
Battle of San Antonio, TX. -
the texas rangers
The Texas Rangers won a Confederate victory in the Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico. -
April 29, 1865
Burton Crossland Collection with news and rumors that General Lee surrendered and that President Lincoln is dead. -
battle of galvaston
At the Battle of Galveston, TX., Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered. -
cattle was lost
Some Texans drove a herd of longhorns 900 miles overland to Missouri. A majority of the cattle were lost. -
cotton
Cotton and ranching dominated the economy, with railroad construction after 1870 a major factor in the formation of new cities
