Expansion in texas

Expansion in Texas

By rebekahhillard

  • Stephen Austin Led First Groups to Texas

    Stephen Austin Led First Groups to Texas
    Following his late father's footsteps, Stephen Austin leads 300 American families to 200,000 acres of Texas land which his father had the permission to settle.
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    Texas Revolution

    Political and cultural clashes between the Mexican government and American settlers caused settlers to rebel against them. This led to Texas declaring independence against Mexico.

  • Battle of the Alamo Begins

    Battle of the Alamo Begins
    An important point of the Texas Rrvolution, the Battle of the Alamo was a battle that occurred after a 13-day seige of the Alamo. This left those defending the Alamo extremely weak and tired, meaning this battle was quite easily won by Mexico.