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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500's
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca gets ship wrecked in Galveston and trades in the regions for six years.he explored Texas later on his way to Mexico. -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
Coronado led his expedition across northern Texas on the search for the Seven Cities of Cibola. -
Period: to
1600's
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La Salle
LaSalle Established Fort St.Louis which showed Fance's claim to Texas at Matagorda Bay before he murderd two years later by his own men. -
Period: to
1700's
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Period: to
1800's
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Austin Grant
Stephen F. Austin recieves permission to establish colonies near the Brazos River. -
Mexican Independence
Mexico's Constitution of 1824 gave them a Republican form of goverment, but the Constitution did not talk about the rights of the states, like Texas. -
Austin Imprisoned
The Mexicans imprisoned Austin in Mexico City because he was a Texas colonizer. This helped lead to the rebellion. -
Battle at Gonzalez
The Mexicans came to retrieve a cannon from gonzalez, but they retreated after a short fight and one casualty. This was the first battle of the rebellion. -
Battle of Alamo
The Mexicans started a two week seige on the Alamo before the Texans left inside were slaughtered and overwhelmed. This started the Runaway Scrape. -
Runaway Scrape Begins
The Alamo is the battle that starts the Runaway Scrape. -
Massacre at Goliad
The Mexicans executed four-hundred Texans at Goliad. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston defeated the Mexicans, captured Santa Anna, and won the war for independence at San Jacinto. -
Texas Joins the United States
President James Polk signed Texas as the 28th state. -
Texas Secedes and Joins the Confederacy
Texas seceded after a 171 to 6 vote.Sam Houston was opposed to seceding. -
Battle of Galveston
Texas' most important port, Galveston, is retaken by the Texans and is held for the remainder of the Civil War.
