US World and Texas History

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  • US expands with the Louisiana Purchase

    US expands with the Louisiana Purchase

    The United States expanded their land with what is known today as the Louisiana Purchase. The lan acquired doubled the US in size, extending their reach across Mississippi. The most largest and famous expansion in US history.
  • Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves

    Act Prohibiting the Importation of Slaves

    An act of Congress passed made it illegal for Americans to engage in the slave trade between nations. They gave U.S authorities the right to seize slave ships which were caught transporting slaves and confiscate their cargo.
  • Fourth President of the US

    Fourth President of the US

    James Madison inaugurated as the fourth president of the United States.
  • War between the US and Britain

    War between the US and Britain

    On June 18th, 1812, President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, making the beginning of the War of 1812.
  • Mexico Wins from Independence Spain; Austin Founds New Colony

    Mexico Wins from Independence Spain; Austin Founds New Colony

    With help from Baron de Bastro, Austin received approval from the Spanish governor to bring settlers into Tejas, Moses Austin died in 1821, however, his son Stephen F. Austin inherited the land grant for 300 families. Austin settled the land near the Brazos and Colorado in 1824.
  • Texans respond to Santa Anna; Stephen F. Austin imprisoned

    Texans respond to Santa Anna; Stephen F. Austin imprisoned

    Texans wanted Mexico to allow immigration from the U.S, provide more protection from native peoples, exempt Texans from anti-slavery laws, improve the mail service, and separate Texas from Coahuila. Austin was imprisoned in Mexico City on suspicion of inciting insurrection.
  • Texas declares independence

    Texas declares independence

    Delegates held convention of 1836 at Washington on the Brazos. There they drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and adopted it on March 2.
  • Beginning of the U.S - Mexican War

    Beginning of the U.S - Mexican War

    The annexation of Texas bolstered westward expansion of the United States. Positioned troops along the north bank of the Rio Grande to protect the Texas Boundary. Mexican government saw this as an invasion and an act of war (Palo Alto in Brownsville)
  • Civil War began

    Civil War began

    The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 prompted the secession of Southern, slave holding states. Sam Houston a slave owner actively worked to keep state from seceding. Houston evicted from office and replaced by Lieutenant Governor Edward Clark. This marked the beginning of a long, bloody battle between the North and the South.
  • Oil discovered in Corsicana

    Oil discovered in Corsicana

    Oil was accidentally discovered by the American Well Prospecting Company on a water-prospecting trip in Corsicana.