Texas Milestone

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  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    1500

  • Cabeza de Vaca
    Nov 5, 1528

    Cabeza de Vaca

    Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked on Galveston Island. Later he found Texas on his way to Mexico.
  • Coronado
    Apr 20, 1540

    Coronado

    Coronado lead an expedition into southwestern United States and then across northern Texas.
  • Period: to

    1600

  • La Salle

    La Salle

    La Salle established Fort St. Louis. Then two years later, he was murdered by his own men.
  • Period: to

    1700

  • Period: to

    1800

  • Austin Grant

    Austin Grant

    Steven F. Austin received a grant from the Mexican government and began to start a colony in the region of the Brazos River.
  • Mexican Independance

    Mexican Independance

    The Constitution of 1824 gave Mexico a republican form of government. It failed, however, to identify the rights of the states in the republic, including Texas.
  • Austin Imprisoned

    Austin Imprisoned

    Steven was imprisoned but the Mexicans.
  • Battle at Gonzales

    Battle at Gonzales

    The Battle od Gonzalez was the differances between Mexico and Texas.
  • Runaway Scrape

    Runaway Scrape

    The Runaway Scrape was the Siege and Fall of the Alamo and ending with the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21.
  • Battle of Alamo

    Battle of Alamo

    Santa Anna wanted to take over San Antoinio.
  • Masssacre at Golidad

    Masssacre at Golidad

    About 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans.
  • Battle of San Jacinto

    Battle of San Jacinto

    Texans revolted a detachment of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. That is when the revolution began.
  • Texas joins the Untied States

    Texas joins the Untied States

    Texas was the 28th state to join the Untied States of America.
  • Texas secedes and joins the Confederacy

    Texas secedes and joins the Confederacy

    Texas seceded from the Union.
  • Battle of Galveston- the Bayou City

    Battle of Galveston- the Bayou City

    The Battle of Galveston restored the island to Texas control for remainder of Civil War.