4th grade timelines By student048 Period: May 12, 1500 to May 12, 1900 events in Texan history May 14, 1500 about 30,000 native Americans live in Texan area click for native americans May 17, 1519 pineda maps texan coastline click here May 17, 1528 cabeza de vaca is shiprecked on texas click here for shipwreck May 17, 1606 Willem Janz is first european to discover australia click here for willem janz May 13, 1682 first french settlers arrive in arkansas click here for french settlers May 14, 1682 Peter the Great becomes ruler of russia click here May 14, 1685 fort saint louis is built click here May 14, 1687 fort saint louis is destroyed click hereclick here May 14, 1688 Pennsylvania launch first formal protest May 14, 1690 first Texan mission click here May 13, 1803 United states buys Louisiana click here May 13, 1821 empire of mexico annexes texas click here May 17, 1821 empire of mexico annexes texas click here May 14, 1824 three hundred families settle in Texas click here May 14, 1830 mexican congress passes law of April 6 click here May 14, 1831 british explorer James Ross finds magnetic north pole click here May 14, 1835 first battle for independence [click here](http:http://wzus.askkids.com/r?t=p&d=us&s=k&c=a&l=dir&o=0&sv=0a5c423d&ip=18ad3764&id=E1441F6C74313515BF89AF4F441F972D&q=battle+for+independence&p=1&qs=167&ac=24&g=0f16nFNGgRiR1w&en=te&io=0&ep=&eo=&b=alg&bc=&br=&tp=d&ec=10&pt=Madagascar%27s%20Battle%20for%20Independence&ex=&url=&u=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/madagascar.htm//) Mar 19, 1836 battle at goliad is fought click here Apr 21, 1836 Texas is independent republic click here May 13, 1836 constitutional convention is held click here May 14, 1836 alamo falls click here May 14, 1836 Sam housten defeats mexico click here May 14, 1870 Texas is readmitted to the union click here
