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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500-1600
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on what people think is to be Galveston Island. He traded in the region for a while, and then he later explored the heart of Texas on his way to Mexico. -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado was searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola,and lead an expedition into the now days southwestern United States and across northern Texas. -
Period: to
1600-1700
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La Salle
Robert Cavelier, Sieur de LaSalle, established Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay, and with that the basis France to claim Texas. Two years later, LaSalle was murdered by his own men. -
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1700-1800
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Period: to
1800-1900
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Austin Grant
Stephen F. Austin was givin a grant from the Mexican government and began to create colonies in the region of the Brazos River. -
Mexican Indepedince
A republican form of goverment was givin to the mexicans after the The Constitution of 1824.It failed to define the United States, including Texas. Mexico gets independece from Spain. -
Austin Imprisioned
Creating the tensions that would lead to rebellion and war, the Mexican government took Stephen Austin prisioner in Mexico City. -
Battle at Gonzales
Texans pushed back a group of Mexican Calvary at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began. This started because the mexicans wanted their cannon back, and the Texans said come and get it. -
Battle of Alamo
Col. William B. Travis and the Texans were overwhelmed by the Mexican army after a two-week battle at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. The Runaway Scrape began. -
Runaway Scrape Begins
Col. William B. Travis and his Texas troops were overwhelmed by the Mexican army after a two-week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San Antonio. The Runaway Scrape began. -
Massacre at Goliad
James Fannin and about 400 Texans were killed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre, under the rule of Santa Anna. The men surrendered but Santa Anna excuted them anyways. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Texans under the rule of Sam Houston drove out the Mexican forces under the rule of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. Independence was won in a battle remembered by everyone. Texas is now free and is there own country. -
Texas joins the United states
The United States president James Polk continued on a campaign platform promising to join Texas with the United States, and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States. Texas Joined Volentarrely. -
Texas Secedes and Joins the Confederacy
Texas seceded from the Union with a 171 to 6 vote by the Secession Convention. Governor Sam Houston was one of a small minority opposed to secession. -
Battle of Galveston (Bayou City)
After several weeks of Federal occupation of Texas' most important ocean port, Galveston, the Battle of Galveston was fought to preserve Galveston from the Union, who was holding the city captive.
