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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.
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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 presents U.S. government with an offer to annex itself into the U.S.
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Texas Congress withdraws proposal for annexation https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ref/abouttx/annexation/timeline.html
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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
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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 the president of the Republic of Texas. Picture - https://www.biography.com/political-figure/sam-houston -
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 -
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. 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