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Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was one of the first attacks of the Mexican army on Texas. Texas was greatly outnumbered and was defeated by the mass Mexican forces. -
Texas Independence
Texas declared independence from Mexico. The Battle of San Jacinto followed in April where Texans were victorious over the Mexican army. In October, Sam Houston becomes president of the republic. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/timeline.html -
Texas proposes to be annexed into the U.S.
Texas presents U.S. government with an offer to annex itself into the U.S. -
Withdrawal of Annexation Proposal
Texas Congress withdraws proposal for annexation https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/timeline.html -
Battle of the Neches
Cherokee Indians attacked the Texian army because of government pressure to relocate Indians to other territories. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/neches-battle-of-the -
Battle of Plumb Creek
This was the result of the Council House Fight in March of 1840. The Texans defeat the Comanche and pushed the Indians farther west. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/plum-creek-battle-of -
Sam Houston becomes President
Sam Houston becomes the president of the Republic of Texas. Picture - https://www.biography.com/political-figure/sam-houston -
Texas Archives War
This was dispute over an attempt to move the national archives from Austin to Houston. This showed strong resistance and was taken as move for Sam Houston to claim Houston as the capital of Texas. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/archives-war -
Naval Battle of Campeche
Texas and the Republic of Yucatan joined forces against Mexico with advanced warships for that period. Texas and Yucatan defeated the Mexican Army. https://texasnavy.org/Resources/Documents/Historical/Articles/Battle_of_Campeche.pdf -
U.S. authorizes bill for annexation of Texas
U.S. president John Tyler signs the authorization bill in March. On December 29th, Texas is annexed by the United States. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/timeline.html