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Texas
Texans declare Independence from Mexico.
Texans lose the Battle at the Alamo.
Texans rally for independence
after the Goliad Massacre.
Houston’s Army wins
wins the decisive.
battles of San Jacinto.
The Treaties of Velasco
are signed, officially giving
Texas its Independence.
Houston is elected
the first president of
the Republic of Texas.
The town Houston
was founded. -
Texas
Divorce from Eliza Allen is granted
The U.S. recognizes Texas’s Independence
Houston becomes the sixth temporary capital
of the Republic -
Texas
France recognizes Texas’s Independence
The capital of the Republic is moved
from Houston to Austin. -
Texas
Battle of Plum Creek
Houston names Margaret Lea
of Alabama, a strict Baptist who curbs his
drinking and bears his eight children. -
Texas
Houston serves a second
term as President of Texas. -
Texas
All Texas prisoners are
released by Mexico on order from
Santa Anna. -
Texas
Congress passes a bill that
would authorize the U.S
to annex the Republic of Texas.
Majority of voters in the Republic
approves a proposed Texas state
Constitution.
Texas gained statehood.