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In October of 1492 Christopher Columbus, an Italian sailing for Spain found land west of Europe. He brought spanish conquistadores who sought riches and glory for Spain. Columbus claimed what is today the Southern United States for Spain.
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Pineda was the first European to explore the Texas coast. He sailed from Florida to Mexico along the coast.
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In February of 1519 Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba to the eastern coast of Mexico. He brought about 500 soldiers.
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Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on Texas and became the first European to enter Texas.
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In the spring of 1539 Frey Marcos claimed he saw Cibola, a city of gold.
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On July 7 of 1540 Coronado was selected to search for Cibola.
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Moscoso led his expedition to the Brazos river. They met native americans but found no riches. He led the expedition back to the Mississippi river.
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Spain establishes the first permanant European settlement in Texas.
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In 1682 La Salle led the first European expedition that navigated the Mississippi River south to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the entire inland region surrounding the Mississippi river and named the land Louisiana in honor of the French king Louis XIV
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America wins its independence from Britain. This is why we have the holiday 4th of July.
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Mexico wins its independence from Spain.
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The Alamo was a battle between Texas and Mexico in San Antonio, Texas.
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The Texas declaration of independence was on March 2, 1836. Ours was a little different than America's, but mostly the same.
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The Alamo ended and we lost, but we used it as inspiration in the next battle.
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This battle was a suprise attack from Texas upon Mexican forces on the San Jacinto river.
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Texas entered the US.
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This treaty ended the Mexican-American War in US favor.
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On this day, Lincoln goes to washington avoiding a threat to his life.
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The attack at Fort Sumter by the Confederates struck the beginning of the Civil War.
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On this day, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancapation Proclamation after 3 years of the bloody Civil War.
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On this day, John Wilkes Boothe shot Lincoln only 5 days after the Civil War was over. Boothe was a Confederate.
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This battle marked the end of the Civil War. Although the Texans had not lost a battle, the union had won the Civil War.
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The Transcontinental Railroad was completed, it was made to travel by train from the Pacific to the Atlantic.
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The Galveston Hurricane hit Galveston and tore it to pieces. It had wind speeds of 145mph and was a category 4.
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The Spinletop Gusher was an oil well that gushed for days before capped, it had tons of oil.
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The U.S. declares war on Germany and enters WWI
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The stock market crashes, and everything is chaos.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor at night.
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The Atomic Bombing was in World War II. Attack against Japan after the Pearl Harbor Attack.
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JFK was assassinated in Dallas Texas, driving in a Ford convertable. The killer was in a warehouse across the street shooting from the fifth floor.
