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A special grant.
Stephen F. Austin received a grant from the mexican government and began colonization in the region of the Brazos river. -
Relations
Relations between the texans and mexico reached a new law when mexico forbid further imigration into the United States. -
Battle of Velasco
The Battle of Velasco resulted in the first casualties in Texas' relations with mexico. -
Revolution
Texas repulsed a detachment of Mexican cavalry at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began. -
Campaign of 1835
The Goliad campaign of 1835 ended when George Collingsworth, Ben Milam, and 49 other Texans stormed the presidio at Goliad and a small detachment of Mexican defenders. -
Defeatment
Jim Bowie, James Fannin, and 90 Texans defeated 450 Mexicans at the battle of Concepcion, near San Antonio. -
Consultation
The consultation met to consider options for more autonomus rule for texas. -
A Win!
The Grass Fight near San Antonio was won by the Texans under the order of Jim Bowie and Ed Burleson -
Sweet Surrender
Mexicans under general Cos surrendered San Antonio to the Texans. -
Texas Declaratin
The Texas Declaration of Indepedence was signed by the membersof the convention of 1836. -
Surprise!
Texas under colonel William B Travis were overwhelmed by the mexican army after a two week sieg at the Battle of the Alamo. -
Death
Jim Bowie died. -
East!
Sam Houston abandoned Gonzales in a general retreat eastward to avoid the invading mexican army. -
Execution.
James Fannin and nearly 400 Texans were executed by the Mexicans at the Goliad Massacre, under control of Santa Anna. -
San Jacinto
Texans under Sam Houston routed the Mexican forces of Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacitno. -
Bold and Penetrying!
The Battle of Plum Creek, near present day Lockheart, ended the boldest and most penetraying comanche challenge of the Texas Rebublic. -
First Time
A Mexican force of over 500 men under Rafael Vasquez invaded Texas for the first time since the revolution. -
Captured!
San Antonio was again captured, this time by 1400 Mexican troops under Adrian Woll. -
Heading Out
Some 300 members of the Somervell force set out to continue raids in Mexico, -
Removing.
Under orders of Sam Houston, officials arrived in Austin to romove the records of the Republic of Texas to the city of Houston, touching of the bloodless Archives War. -
Black Beans!
Seventeen Texans were executed in what bacame known as the Black Bean Episode. -
Sneaky Sneaky
The Texan's Snively expedition reached the Santa Fe Trail, expecting to capture Mexican wagons crossing territory claimed bt Texas. -
James Polk
U.S. president James Polk, followed through on a campaign platform promising to annex Texas, and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the U.S.A -
Boundaries
The Mexican-American war ignited s a result of disputes over claims to Texas boundaries. -
Compromis of 1850
In a plan to settle boundary disputes and pay her piblic dept, Texas relinquished about one-third of her territory in the compromis of 1850, in exchange for $10,000,000 from the U.S.A. -
Suceded!
Texas seceded from the Federal Union, following a 171 to 6 vote by the secession convention.
