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Period: Sep 1, 1500 to
1500s
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Apr 20, 1540
coronado
coronado was a leader for an expidition into south US and north Texas. -
Nov 5, 1552
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabaza de Vaca shiprecked on what we now as Galveston Island. tehy traded the region for 6 years. on his way to mexico he also went to Texas. -
Period: to
1600s
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La Salle
la salle established fort.louis in montagoa bay. salle was murdures by own men. -
Period: to
1700s
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Period: to
1800s
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Austin Grant
Austin started colonization in teh region of the Brazos River because the he recoved a grant from the mexicans -
Mexican Independence
the mexicans were tired to fighting and they lost most of the wars so tehy got there indapendence from texas. -
Austin Imprisoned
the mexicans made austin come to mexico city oftenly to discss the mexico and texas bounderies. -
Battle at Gonzales
it was said to be the first battle of the Texas revolution. the Texans, under Colonels John H. Moore and J. W. E. Wallace, loaded their canntons and aimed at the Mexicans, and thats how the war started. -
Battle of the Alamo
in teh morning if march 6th stormed the alamos fertress. all teh texas defenders were killed. teh texans lost and the losses were 189 texand adn 1600 mexicans killed. -
Runaway Scrape begins
the runway scrape was a scarry time for the texans. the mexicans armies swepped eastward from sam antonio vurtially unoppased. the recavery semed speedy. in a short period of time the settlements were restored. -
Massacre at Goliad
on palm sunday the 27th of march the peope were devided into three groups. and started shooting. the physiciand and others deemed useful by the mexicans, were massacure and colleceted in to piles and burned. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Sam Houston and the meager army of Texas resteated to the east fallowing the fall of the alamo. on April 19th the texans crossed the san jacento fiver and prepared defence. and the texans won. -
Texas Joins the United States
James K. polk achived the marked goal of making good an all of his campaign goals. one of thies included Texas being the 28th state of the united states. -
Texas secedes and joins the Connfederacy
after the president was elected the suthers stated started to succede and so did Texas and then they joined the confederate side to they wanted not only slavery but also more power to the states. -
Battle of Galveston - the Bayou City
in the morning on newears day the confederate cottinclades entered the galveston harbor. thare first target was the unions Harriet Lane. the confederats won the galveston battle and the unon lost around 400 of their soldires and the confederats about 117.
