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Corpus Christi was the first mission in Texas. It was built by the Spanish in present-day El Paso.
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Ren`ev Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, builds the first french fort in texas.
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The Indians killed almost all of the settlers with the exception of five survivors, which they took away as captives. This ended the French threat for a while.
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As soon as Spanish heard about La Salle's arrival in their territory, they set out to find the French intruders. However, it took them another year to find La Salle's fort.
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St. Denis and Captain Domingo Ram`on are the ones who started the missions in East Texas
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for decades, san antonio was the largest city in texas.
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This mission and presidio system was at san saba. It was a system to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
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the guiterrez magee army was defeated.
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moses austi died, but his son, Stephen F. Austin took his place and settled 300 families.
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after MANY years of fighting, mexico finally won their independence from spain.
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stephen f. austin established the first anglo colony in texas.
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this colonization plan was improved by SPAIN.
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stephen f. austin settled the 300, 300 families in texas by offering them cheap land.
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james long, an accomplished man who declared texas independant from spain, was shot and killed.
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the mexican federal constitution of 1824 restricted slavery, alllowed representative government, and allowed ownership of private property.
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This man was the only Mexican empreserio to found a colony in Texas.
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green dewitt established the town of gonzales.
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green dewitt establishes a colony with gonzales as its main town.
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David Burnet, lorenzo de Zavala, and Joseph Vehlein recieve land grants in southeastern texas. These land grants were signed by President John Q. Adams.
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the mier y teran report stated that mexico should increase the effort to discourage trade with the U.S., that more soldiers should be sent to texas to increase mexican control, and that mexico should encourage mexicans and europeans to settle in texas.
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mexican pres gurerro is a great hero because he ended slavery in texas.
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the law of april 6, 1830 was passed in mexico to counter the concern that mexican texas ,was in danger of being annexed by the U.S.
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the turtle bayou resolutions states settlers support the mexican constitution of 1824.
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The Adams-Onis Treaty established the Sabine River as a border of Texas.
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Austin was arrested for writing an angry letter to San Antonio. He was not actually charged with a crime, Mexican officials just threw him into prison.
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Mexican troops attempted to take back a cannon they had loaned 4 years ago. Andrew Ponton buried the cannon, which was painted on the Come and Take It Flag. The Old 18 stalled Mexican troops until more help arrived, and Texans then fired the first shot to begin the Battle of Gonzales.
