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Land Grants
Attacked American settlers, who eagerly bought cheap land in return for a pledge to obey Mexican laws and observe the official religion of Roman Catholicism. -
Texas's Old Three Hundred
297 land grants to the group. -
Mexico's Efforts to Seal Borders and Raise Taxes on Imports
The ban and other measures did not stop U.S. citizens from migrating to Texas by the thousands. By 1834, it was estimated that over 30,000 Anglos lived in Texas, compared to only 7,800 Mexicans. -
Stephen Austin
Urged Texans to join federalists in Mexicoin revolt against the centralist dictatorship of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. -
Texas Revolution
After Santa Anna revoked local powers in Texas and other Mexican states, several rebellions errupted. -
Goliad
Rebellious Texas settlers attacked the Mexican Army soldiers. -
Battle of the Alamo
When Mexican troops departed San Antonio de Bexar (now San Antonio, Texas, USA) Texian soldiers established a garrison at the Alamo Mission, a former Spanish religious outpost which had been converted to a makeshift fort by the recently expelled Mexican Army. -
Battle of San Jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes. -
Houston Becomes President
Sam Houston was elected President of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. -
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 accepting Texas as the 28th state of the Union.
