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The arrival of General Santa Anna's army outside San Antonio.
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Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.”
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The final assault came before daybreak on the morning of March 6, 1836.Mexican soldiers emerged from the darkness and headed for the Alamo's walls.
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Texas militia under Sam Houston launches a surprise attack against the forces of Mexican General Santa Anna along the San Jacinto River.
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after the congress of the Republic of Texas accepts U.S. annexation of the territory, Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican-American War in favor of the United States.
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South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, soon to be joined by Texas—sent delegates to Montgomery, Alabama, to attend a constitutional convention.
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The American Civil War began. the war lasted for 4 long years
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President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the third year of the civil war.
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Lincoln's assassination was the first presidential assassination in U.S. history. An actor named John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. and shot Abraham Lincoln.
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the last land action of the Civil War took place at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville.
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The first transcontinental railroad Is completed. After a while of hard work, the railroad made transportation much easier for the western area.
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the greatest natural disaster to ever strike the United States occurred at Galveston, Texas. A hurricane came ashore at Galveston. it wiped out a lot of homes and buildings.
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the Spindletop discovery well, which created the greatest oil boom in America. thousands of gallons of oil came spitting out the well. the workers couldnt believe what they saw.
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the U.S. entered World War I in Europe.
