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French Explorer Robert La Salle established Fort St. Louis in Matagorda Bay. He thought he was on the Mississippi River Vally.
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The Karankawas attacked La Salle's fort and took captives and destroyed the fort.
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Before La Salle's Fort was attacked, he left it. After that his own crew killed him. Then the crew scattered, everyone who was left at his fort was taken as slaves or killed in the Karankawa attack.
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St DEnis went around EAst Texas establishing missions.
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In 1718 San Antonio mission was founded.
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In San Saba the Spanish established a mission and a presidio to protect the mission.
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The era of filibusters has started. Filibusters waged in unofficial wars and didn't follow government orders.
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Guiterrez Magee's army was defeated in the Battle of Medina.
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The Admas ONis treaty established the Sabine River as border of Texas.
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Moses Austin recieves land grant from Spain to settle in Texas.
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Filibuster, Dr. James Long, led an attack on La Bahia. He was shot and killed. Texas also declared independece from Spain.
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Spain approves Moses Austin's colonization. After Moses died later that year, his Son Stephen F. Austin settles 300 families in the new colony.
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Mexico declares independence from Spain. After the Mexican revolution Mexico won its independece from Spain.
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Stephen F. Austin, Moses Austin's son, brings more colonists to settle in his colony.
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Mexico's constitution for their new country was made in 1824. It restricted slavery, it had a represntative government, and allowed ownership of private property.
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Empresario Green Dewiit established a Texas colony. The main town was Gonzales.
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David Burnet and Joseph Vehlein recienve land grants from Mexico to sttle in South Eastern Texas.
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Stephen F. Austin recieves land grant to sttle in Texas. He had to renew his contract.
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Slavery is abolished in Mexico
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The law of April 6 cancles empresario contracts.
