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Period: Sep 17, 1500 to
1500's
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca went through Galveston Island ,and after trading in the region for six years he later explored Texas on his way to Mexico. -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
Francisco Vasquezde Coronado was the leader of an expedition across northern Texas to find the seven Cities of Cibola. -
Period: to
1600's
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La Salle
Robert Cavalier, sier La Salle formed the basis for Frances claim to Texasbecause he established Fort St. Louis. -
Period: to
1700's
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Period: to
1800's
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Austin Grant
Stephen F Austin was given a grantfrom the Mexican Goverment, so he began colonization in the Brazos River region. -
Austin Imprisoned
Because of tensions between Mexico and Texas Stephen Austin was imprisoned by the Mexican Goverment in Mexico City -
Mexican Independence
The Constitution gave Mexico a rebuplican form of goverment, but it did not include the rights of the states within the republic including Texas. -
Battle at Gonzales
Arguments between Texas and Mexico got very heated. The Texans challenged the Mexicans with a flag that said " Come and Take It" both sides started shooting each other. This is now known as the Battle of Ganzales the first battle of the Texas revolution -
Battle of the Alamo
About 400 texans gathered in an old mission named the Alamo under the command of William B Travis and Jim Bowie against Santa Anna's army of over 2000 troops tryed to take control of the Alamo -
Runaway Scrape Begins
The runaway scrape was a time between the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto where the settlers in Texas and surrounding areas had little time so took only a few personal belongings and had to abandon to go up eastward towards difficult conditions. -
Massacre at Goliad
Mexican General Santa Anna ordered for nearly 400 Texans to be executed by Mexicans at Goliad -
Battle of San Jacinto
In this battle an army of 750 men for the Texans and an army of over 1500 men for the mexicans met on an open praire. Sam Houston sent four Texans to destroy Vince's bridge cutting off any way of escape for the Mexicans. As the war began the texans shouted "Remember the Alamo" and "Remember Goliad" 700 mexicans were killed and 730 were taken in as prisoners. The Texans had won! -
Texas Joins the United States
U.S. president James Polk signed a legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States. -
Texas Secedes and Joins The Confederacy
Even though Sam Houston was against it the Secession Convention held a vote to decide if Texas should secede from the Union the results were 171 votes for it and 6 votes against it. -
Battle of Galveston
The Union Sailed into the harbor of Galveston and and demended the people of Galveston to surrender. Confederate vessels also made their way to the Galveston Harbor. After what looked like a sure Union victory, all but one confederate ship left, the battle took a unexpected turn and came out as a confederate victory leavung the people of Galveston still in control of their island.
