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Stephen Austin
Led the first of several groups of American settlers to a fertile area, "as good in every respect as a man could wish for, land first rate, plenty of timber, fine water- beautifully rolling" along the Brazos River. -
Land grants
Attracted American settlers, who eagerly bought cheap land in return for a pledge to obey Mexican laws to observe the official religion of Roman Catholicism. -
Texas's Old Three Hundred
297 land grants made up of families and some partnerships of unmarried menwho purchased 307 parsels od land from Stephen Austin. -
Battle of Goliad
The Battle of Goliad was the second skirmish of the Texas Revolution. In the early-morning hours of October 9, 1835, rebellious Texas settlers attacked the Mexican Army soldiers garrisoned at Presidio La Bahía, a fort near the Mexican Texas settlement of Goliad. -
Houston becomes President
On this day in 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. -
Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo was a 13 day siege at a mission in San Antonio that was fought between February 23, 1836 – March 6, 1836 by Mexican forces of about 4000, under President General Santa Anna, against a handful of 180 American rebels fighting for Texan independence from Mexico. -
Texas Revolution
After Santa Anna revoked local powers in Texas and other Mexican states, several rebellions erupted. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto. BrE. the battle in 1836 that gained Texas its independence from Mexico. The US forces led by Sam Houston defeated a larger Mexican army led by General Santa Anna. The battle was fought near the San Jacinto River in south-east Texas, and a tall monument was later built there. -
Texas joins the union
When Polk entered the White House the next day, he proceeded to encourage Texas to accept the Tyler offer. The Lone Star Republic ratified the treaty with popular approval from Texans. The bill was signed by United States President Polk on December 29, 1845, accepting Texas as the 28th state of the Union.
