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In 1641 Thomas Hobbes wrote the Leviathan which was about his beliefs. -
In 1690 John Locke wrote the Second Treatise on Government. He used reason in this letter and explained belief about man kind. -
People called for a revolution and wrote the Declaration of Independence from the British crown in 1776 and established the United States of America. -
In France, in 1789, a similar situation took place. The French were forced to pay for France Debts from the Seven years war and its support of American colonists. -
In 1791, slaves began the rebellion for independence and equality. -
By 1803, they had succeeded in ending slavery as well as French control over the island. -
In 1804, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain. -
In 1810, the plans to fight for independence were betrayed to the Spanish leaders. Father Hidalgo rang church bells to tell everyone they were going to fight for independence. -
In 1813, Bolívar and his men invaded Venezuela, making the beginning of Campaña Admirable. -
On February 12, 1817, he surprised and the Spanish soldiers liberated Santiago, Chile. -
In 1819, his luck changed an economic crisis created a depression. Many banks failed including the bank of St. Louis. -
They reached San Antonio in December. Austin met with a Spanish governor the governor did not trust U.S citizens. -
In 1821, Gran Columbia was created under Bolívar's new government. -
Under this law Austin's land grant was secure and he could continue to bring in settlers from the United States. -
He was with Baron De Bastrop. When they reached the colony, though, they found that many of the settlers were discouraged. Several had left to return to the United States. -
Austin was able to acquire contracts for four more colonies between 1825 and 1831. Each of them would overlap his colony except for one. This one isolated colony became known as Austin's little colony. -
In 1826, Benjamin Edwards started the republic of Fredonia and declared independence from Mexico. -
In 1827 San Felipe had between 100 and 200 residents in his town. The population had grew quickly. "Twenty Five or perhaps thirty log cabins strung along the west bank of the Brazos River." -
Mier y Teran wrote a report after inspecting Texas and reported problems. -
On April 6, 1830, the Mexican government issued a decree law. This law was written to give Mexico more control over Texas. -
In 1832, the Texans wrote a series of statements called the Turtle Bayou Resolutions. -
In 1833 Santa Anna was elected president of Mexico. Sensing their new freedoms under a republic. -
The Texans defeated General Cos, who surrendered the next morning, and San Antonio was under Texas control. -
In 1835, Santa Anna had decided that Mexico was not ready for a democracy and declared himself dictator. -
In December 1835, the Texans defeated General Cos. Who surrendered the next morning. -
In November 1835, Erasmus Deaf Smith reported that a unit of Mexican cavalry with supply mules was approaching San Antonio. Colonel Burleson ordered people to stop the Mexicans and take their supplies. -
The Gonzales voulenteers made a surprise attack at dawn. During a break the two sides tried to make an agreement. They rose a flag saying come and take it. -
In October 2, 1835, the Texas Revolution had begun. -
Fifty Texan soldiers marched toward Goliad, which lies along the Gulf coast of Texas. -
On February 24, 1836, Mexican troops constantly bombarded the Alamo 13 days when Mexican troops determined to end the battle. Santa Anna ordered all Texans to be put to death. -
The main battle only lasted around only 30 minutes and ended the was with a Mexican victory on March 6, 1836. -
Three separate groups were marched out of the presidio and executed. -
while the Mexican army was taking a siesta General Houston and the Texan army attacked.