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Adams-Onís Treaty
The treaty was named for John Quincy Adams of the United States and Louis de Onís of Spain and renounced any claim of the United States to Texas. -
Stephan F. Austin
Stephan F. Austin headed to Texas to fufill his passed father's deal with the Spanish government, which was to settle 300 Americans into Texas. -
Mexican government approves Coahuila y Texas
Governor of the Spanish province of Coahuila, extended his authority to include Texas. By the Constitution of 1824 the Mexican provinces of Coahuila and Texas were united as one state. -
Haden and Benjamin Edwards
The two American settlers lead a revolt against Mexican rule and declared that the settlements of Americans in Texas now constituted the independent nation of Fredonia, but the rebellion fell apart without causing violence due to being threatened by the Tenjanos. -
Coahulia y Texas Anti Slavery
New constitution of the state declared that no one born into the state could be born into slavery. It was also banned to import enslaved persons after six months. -
Mexican Law
Mexico closed its borders to further immigration by Americans and banned the import of enslaved labor. Taxes on goods imported was also put into place to discourage trade with the U.S. This, however, infuriated the settlers, -
Stephan F. Austin arrested
Stephan was arrested for writing a letter that calls for a separation of the Mexican state of Texas. Shortly after, President Santa Anna denounced the Constitution of 1824 and declared himself dictator -
Austin released
In 1835, Stephan Austin was released. He knew further negotiation with Santa Anna was pointless and, in September, urged a form of an army. This was the beginning of the Early Battles. -
Gonzales and San Antonio
In 1835, The Texan rebels forced Mexico into a retreat from Gonzales to San Antonio, where the Texas army followed and forced the much larger Mexican army out. -
The Alamo
When Santa Anna's forces arrived at San Antonio in February of 1836, 180 Texas rebels were found. They were named the Alamo, and they were to delay Santa Anna and give Houston's army more time to prepare. They held off the Santa Anna's army for 13 days. On March 6, 1836, Santa Anna's army stormed the Alamo. After 6 hours of killing and wounding 600, the Alamo had been overrun. But, they had given Houston's army two weeks to prepare. -
Goliad
Two weeks later the Mexican army overwhelmed Texan troops at Goliad. The leader of the Texan troops, James W. Fannin surrendered, hoping that the Mexicans would disarm them and expel them from Texas. But Santa Anna demanded execution. So on March 27, 1836, a firing squad executed more than 300 men. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston needed more time to recruit fresh volunteers and to train the soldiers who remained. He fled towards Louisiana, biding time for Santa Anna to make a mistake, which they did. Deciding to let the Santa Anna men rest, none of them thought Houston's army was a threat and slept. Houston saw this as an opportunity and attacked. The battle lasted less than 20 minutes, and only 9 Texans were killed,along with 34 wounded. This was the end of the wars. -
The Republic of Texas
Given that Americans had supported the war, most Texans assumed the U.S would want to annex the republic.Many Northerners of Congress, however, opposed admitting Texas as a slave state.
