Texas Timeline Project

By axg7409
  • Jan 11, 1500

    Age of Exploration begins

    1. They came for land. They came for money.. They came for gold, glory, and god.
    2. India, Asia 3.Spain and France
    3. A consiquator is a person who conquers.
    4. Hernan Cortes
  • Jan 13, 1517

    Pineda maps Texas coast

    1. Pineda's route is passage through the Pacific Ocean. Pineda was the first European in Texas and he landed in Corpus Christi Bay.
  • Jan 13, 1528

    Cabeza de Vaca's shipwrecks

    1. Karankawa
    2. disease and starvation
    3. When Cabeza de Vaca arrived in Mexico, he wrote a format report of his encounters with the Indians and the land through Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The people thought the story was legend off the 7 cities of Cibola.
  • Jan 13, 1540

    Coranado sets for for Cibola

    1. Cibola is the seven golden cities of Cibola.
    3. No
    4. He discovered the Grand Canyon.

  • La Salle lands in Texas

    1. French explorer
    2. Mississippi River basin for France

  • Fort St. Louis founded

    1. It is located in Inez, Texas, USA.
    2. Robert Cavelier de La Salle founded Fort St. Louis.
    3. a. Fort St. Louis failed because the French abandoned Fort St. Louis after Native American attacks. b. Funding ran out for the project.
    4. La Salle was shot in the head.

  • Mission San Francisco founded

    1. The missions became the foundation of a city named San Antonio.
    2. Francisco Hidalgo
    3. Spain
    4. Christianity
    5. No.
    6. Because his petition was denied.

  • Marques de Rubi Inspects Texas

    1. Rubi has been sent to Spain and organize Militiary.
    2. Cayetno Pignatelli

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    a )massive land sale that doubles the size of the young American republic. The US Spanish relations was not good.
    b) Spain, France, and US

  • Moses Austin Asks Permission for Colony

    a. Spanish gave him 4000 acre of land because he promised to be loyal to Spanish and establish colony.
    b. On his return he became ill and died before he could establish colony.

  • Stephen F Austin Establishes His Colony

    12.
    a. Emprassario were agents who get land in return of bringing immigrants.
    b. SFA established his colony in Texas.
    c.
    d. Old 300 are 300 family who were settled in Texas by Austin. They were all hard working families.
    e. Challenge in forming colony was that he was not able to generate much money and there was lot of expense.
    f. Emprassario name is Stephen F Austin.

  • Mexico gains independence

    a. Mexico gains independence from Spain.
    b. Fedaralist establish federal.
    Constitution of United Mexican State
    c. Texas was part of state of Coahuila of Mexico.

  • Fredonian Rebellion

    14.
    a. Fredonian Rebellion goal was to gain independence from Mexico.
    b. Edward brother were upset with Mexico.
    c. Fredonian Rebellion ended when Mexico sent troops to defeat rebels.

  • Mier y Teran report

    a. The purpose of Mier y Teran expedition was to know about resource in Texas and find out about danger from US settlers.
    b. Mier y Teran was sent to find out what can be done to secure Texas to Mexico and save it from being taken over by US settler.
    c. He recommended sending more Mexican troops.

  • Law of April 6th , 1830 passes

    a) A law of April 6th , 1830 was passed in Mexico as Texas was in danger of going to USA.

  • Convention of 1833

    a. Goal was to have political meet and file petition to Mexican government.
    b. Stephen F Austin went to Mexico to give the petition.

  • Austin Arrested

    a. Austin was imprisoned because he asked Texan to form their own state government.
    b. He changed his mind about going against Mexico.

  • Battle of Gonzales

    a. Battle of Gonzales was fought between Mexican Army and Texas Settlers.
    b. Texas won
    c. slogan was "come and take it"

  • San Antonio de Bexar Siege

    a. Siege is when you forcefully occupy a place.
    b. Army of Texan lay the San Antonio De Bexar siege
    c. Texan won

  • Convention of 1836

    a. Texas Declaration of Independence

  • Alamo Falls

    a. Alamo defender were Juan Abamillo, Robert Allen, James Allen.
    b. Texan defender 200 and Mexican troop 1500
    c. Because he did not have sufficient men to fight Mexican.
    d. Mexican won battle of Alamo.

  • Goliad Massacre

    a.
    b. Santa Anna ordered massacre.
    c. 342 killed

  • The Runaway Scrape

    a. They escaped to Colorado River.
    b. To run away from Mexican troop in Texas
    c. Texan were running away from the Mexican Army.
    d. They thought Houston was coward.