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Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris Spain, France, and England sign the Treaty of Paris which ends the French and Indian War, and causes the French to give their land to England. -
Marques de Rubi Report
Marques de Rubi Report King Carlos III wanted to see how the missions in East Texas were doing so he sent Rubi to inspect each mission and presidio. The Rubi report started on March 12, 1766 and ended on April 10, 1768. -
American Revolution begins
American Revolution begins The American Revolution began on April 19, 1775 when the Battle of Lexington broke out in Boston, Massachusetts. -
United States gains Independence
United States gains Independence The Declaration of Independence is published on July 4, 1776 stating that the 13 colonies are free from the British. -
U.S. Declaration of Independence
U.S. Declaration of Independence The U.S. Declaration of Independence was co-written Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. It was a document that stated that the 13 colonies are free from Great Britain. -
French Revolution Begins
French Revolution begins King Louis XVI needed money to pay for French debt, but he and the Estates General couldn't agree on something so he shut down the meeting. Then crops started to fail so they blamed the king and he was killed, which started the French Revolution. -
James Long
James Long James Long was a filibuster who didn't like the boundaries of the Adam-Onis Treaty and he wanted Texas to be completely independent or a part of the U.S. He died on April 8th, 1822 in a Mexico military prison. -
Lousiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase The Lousiana Purchase forced Spain to sell Louisiana back to the French who sold the land to the U.S. which made the U.S. a bigger country. -
Cry of Dolores
Cry of Delores Father Hildago made a statement that he wanted an end to the Spanish rule which led to a war for Mexican Independence. -
Green Flag (Gutierrez-Magee Expedition)
Green Flag (Gutierrez and Magee Expedition) Gutierrez and Magee were two filibusters who formed together to create the Republican Army of the North and who fought for Mexican Independence in the Battle of Medina. -
Battle of Medina
Battle of Medina 1,400 Anglos, Tejanos, and Native Americans with Magee and Gutierrez (Republican Army of the North) fought the Spanish in the Battle of Medina which is the bloodiest battle in all of Texas History. -
Panic of 1819
Panic of 1819 A financial crisis in the U.S. due to unemployemt, agriculture, banks failing etc. On September 17, 1819 Ohio Auditor Ralph Osborn took an extra 20,000 dollars from the bank but returned it. -
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The "Old Three Hundred" Colony
The "Old Three Hundred" Colony The "Old Three Hundred" colony began in 1823 when a man named Stephen F, Austin took 297 Anglo-American families with him and formed a colony along the Brazos River. -
Imperial Colonization Law
Imperial Colonization Law This law invivted Catholic immigrants to live in Mexico. It gave rules on land measurements for laborers and defined what the rules were for certain people. -
Coahuila y Texas
Coahuila y Texas In 1824 under the Mexican Constitution, Texas was combined with the state of Coahuila to make the new state Coahuila y Texas. -
Constitution of 1824
Constitution of 1824 The Constitution of 1824 was the first constitution for the Republic Mexico. One of the rules on the constitution stated that Texas and Coahuila combine together to form Coahuila y Texas.
