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Land Grant
Moses Austin, had acquired land in Texas in 1820. The land could be bought for 12.5 cents an acre -
Texas’s Old Three Hundred
To refer to the settlers who received land grants in Stephen F. Austin's first colony In January 1821 Austin's father, Moses Austin, had received a permit from the Spanish to settle 300 families in Texas -
Land Grant
In 1823, Mexico confirmed this land grant and allowed Austin's son, Stephen F. Austin. -
Mexico’s efforts to seal borders and raise taxes on imports
The Law of April 6, 1830 angered many Mexicans, Tejanos, and Anglos alike in Texas. This halted the American immigration to Mexico. Texans wanted the 1824 General Colonization Law (Constitution of 1824) to be restored. -
Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution in when Texas (Tejanos) rebelled against the Mexican government. This revolution started in 1835 until 1836 and the people of Texas fought hard through this revolution. This started at the battle of Gonzales and ended at the battle of Jacinto. When they won independence they called Texas the lone star state. Santa Ana, Stephen F. Austin, Houston, The imprisonment of Steven Austin started the revolution. The reason why Steven Austin was imprisoned because he wanted renegotia -
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Texas Revolution
The Texas Revolution in when Texas (Tejanos) rebelled against the Mexican government. This revolution started in 1835 until 1836 and the people of Texas fought hard through this revolution. This started at the battle of Gonzales and ended at the battle of Jacinto. When they won independence they called Texas the lone star state. Santa Ana, Stephen F. Austin, Houston, The imprisonment of Steven Austin started the revolution. The reason why Steven Austin was imprisoned because he wanted renegotia -
Goliad
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 -
Battle of the Alamo
February 23, 1836, General Antonio López, camp out around the alamo, around a few hundred men, later only 32 men were sent lasted 13 days , William B. Travis had asked for more support men help. -
Stephen Austin
Empresarios gained great influence both with the Mexican government and the Texan settlers. Harlan Coffee, an infamous American trader, provoked Indians to raid Mexican settlements. In April 1836, Houston surprised Santa Anna's troops on a prairie near the San Jacinto River. -
Battle of San Jacinto
April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. -
Houston becomes President
Houston became the first regularly elected president of the Republic of Texas, defeating Stephen F. Austin. from October 22, 1836, to December 10, 1838. The town of Houston was founded in 1836, named in his honor. -
Texas joins the Union
admitted into the United States as the 28th state. December 29, 1845, Texas entered the United States as a slave state, The citizens of the independent Republic of Texas elected Sam Houston president
