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David crockett
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David crockett is born
David crockett, the son of John Crockett and Rebecca Hawkins is born in greene county -
David gets indentured to Jacob silver
David's family goes into debt, and when David is 12, he gets indentured to Jacob Silver. -
Louisiana Territory
Thomas Jefferson buys the Louisiana territory from France. -
David Crockett elected Major General in the tenessee milita
David crockett is elected a Major General in the Tenessee Milita -
David gets 'dumped' by Margaret Elder
In 1805, David makes a marrige contract with Margaret Elder. She then goes off and marries another man, dumping David. -
Marries Polly Emily
David Crockett marries Polly Emily and have 3 children before Polly dies. -
Polly Finley dies
David Crockett's wife, Polly dies in 1815. -
Marries Elizabeth Patton
In 1815, the same year that Polly Finley dies, David marries a widow named Elizabeth Patton. -
David Crockett gets elected to the US legislature
david crockett gets elected for the US legislature in 1821. -
David Crockett gets elected to the Tenessee legislature
David Crockett gets elected to the Tenessee legislature in 1821 -
Stephen F. Austin colony in Texas
Stephen F. Austin gets a grant from Mexico letting 300 Americans settle in Texas. -
David corckett gets eleceted to the US legislature
David corkett gets elected to the US legislature in 1823. -
Stops settlement of Texas
Mexico stops American settlement of Texas. -
The Indian Removal Act is passed.
David Crockett argued about the Indian Removal Act, which ultimately led to his removal from the US legislature. -
Texas Revolution
The Texas revolution begins -
Texas declares independence
Texas declares independence from Mexico on March 2, 1836. -
Mexicans storm alamo
David crockett along with over 100 other people protect the alamo from santa anna for almost 2 weeks. -
David Crockett Dies
David crockett helps defend the alamo from Santa Anna and the mexican army. -
execution at goliad
330 Texan prisoners are executed at Goliad -
Texas becomes a FREE country
Texans beat santa anna and become a FREE COUNTRY