Texas History Timeline

  • Texas Explored and Mapped by a European for the First Time
    Jun 2, 1519

    Texas Explored and Mapped by a European for the First Time

    1
  • Cabeza de Vaca's Expedition
    1528

    Cabeza de Vaca's Expedition

    2
  • Texas Claimed for France

    Texas Claimed for France

    3
  • U.S. Colonists Settle in Texas

    4
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    Texas Revolution

    5
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    Battle of the Alamo

    6
  • Texas Declaration of Independence

    Texas Declaration of Independence

    7
  • Battle of San Jacinto

    Battle of San Jacinto

    8
  • Texas Annexed as U.S. State

    Texas Annexed as U.S. State

    9
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

    10
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    11
  • Texas Joins the Confederacy

    Texas Joins the Confederacy

    12
  • Texas Rejoins the Union

    Texas Rejoins the Union

    13
  • Modern-Day Texas Constitution Adopted

    Modern-Day Texas Constitution Adopted

    14
  • Hurricane at Galveston

    Hurricane at Galveston

    15