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The Alamo was built in 1744 as a Spanish Mission called the Mission San Antonio de Valero
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Mission San Antonio de Valero became a military outpost and was started to be called The Alamo.
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The Mexican Priest led rebellion against Spain.
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Stephen Austin gained rights to hiss father Moses Austin's land grant and declares a colony.
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Mexican President Vicente Ramon Guerrero issued The Guerrero Decree which abolished slavery in Mexican territory. It reached Texas on October 15, 1829 making American Texanss unhappy.
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Mexico issued the Bustamante Decree which closed further immigration into Texas.
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Texas delcares Independence and Mexican government rejects it. Several Wars follow.
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The Mexican government rejected the Texans declaration for independence causing war between Texas and Mexico to begin.
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12 day battle at the Alamo began consisting of great frontier men such as Davy Crocket. After many of the Mexican Army was lost they still came in and took over all sides of the Alamo and all Texans died. The battle ended on Mar. 6, 1836
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13 day battle at the Alamo including frontier man Davey Crocket. All Texans die and many of the Mexican Army were killed before they took over the Alamo.
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Texas Delcaration of Inddepenance is adopted.
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13 days after the Alamo defeat Mexican General Santa Anna orders the execution of 400 surrendered Texans.
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Sam Houston led the Texan Army to the General Santa Anna's camp at nightime and attacked his army while they were sleeping. It took the Texan army only 18 minutes to kill half of the Mexican Army. This victory lead the security of Texas becoming independent.
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During the time when the United States would not annex Texas they were their own Indpendent Colony named the Lone Star Republic.
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Texas wanted to become part of the United States, but President Jackson was not comfortable with the decision because of the slave state and because of a fear that Mexico would try to have another war. So Texas elected their own President.
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John L. O'Sullivan wrote an article in his newspaper using the term "Manifest Destiny" for Texas and Oregon to have annex. He referred to land that would be from sea to shining sea.
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Texas and Mexico signed a peace treaty ending the Mexican american war
