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First settlment in Texas
La Salle built a colony for France. -
Stephan F Austin settles on the the Brazos river
Stephan F Austin starts to settle on the Brazos river -
new low with Texas and Mexico
Mexico forbids any more emmigration to Texas. -
Texas decides to detach from mexico
Texans causethe mexicans cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began. -
texans defeat the mexicans
Jim Bowie,and James Fannin 90 texans defeat 450 mexicans and at the Battle of Concepcion, near San Antonio. -
Mexicans surrender San Antonio
Gen. Cos surrendered San Antonio to the Texans. Unfortunatly Ben Milam was killed during the extended siege. -
Texans overwhelmed
Texans, under Col. William B. Travis, after the two week siege at the Alamo were finally overshelmed and the runaway scrape began. -
Texas wins independence
Texans under Sam Houston surprised the Mexicans and won their independence -
Texas succeeds
Texas succeeds from the Union -
Jefferson Davis becomes president
A constitution was drafted and on February 9 Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was elected president of the new federal republic thus brought into being. -
Texas joins the confederacy
They then replaced their governor, Sam Houston,because he refused to pledge loyalty to the confederacy. -
Confederates demand denied
Confederate forces fired on the fort. Two days later Fort Sumter was surrendered to the Confederacy. -
The war was on!
President Lincoln issued a call for volunteers to "preserve the Union" by force of arms. -
Texas under Martial law by Brig.-Gen. P. 0. Hebert
Brig.-Gen. P. 0. Hebert was placed in command of the military department of Texas by the Confederate government, and some of his measures caused much resentment among the people.
