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Remember the Alamo
200 brave men fought Santa Anna and his army for 13 days in a losing effort but lit a huge fuse for the Texas army. -
Declaration
Texas declares independence at Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos -
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Interim President
David G. Burnet served as the interim president of Texas -
A Massacre
James Fannin and nearly 350 men were executed at Goliad under the order of Santa Anna -
Victory
Sam Houston led Texans to victory over Santa Anna and his forces at San Jacinto -
The end
The Treaties of Velasco was signed and the war was officially over. -
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1st President
Sam Houston was officially the 1st president of Texas -
Being recognized
The U.S. recognized Texas Independence -
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2nd president
Mirabeau B. Lamar become 2nd president of Texas -
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Santa Fe
This expedition was a disaster on Lamar's part mainly because the people he sent were captured by Mexico and sent to Mexican prison -
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He's Back
Sam Houston was voted as Texas's 3rd president -
Captured
The Mier expedition led to capture of 176 and execution of 17 Texans. The 17 chosen to die picked black beans out of a pot. -
Finally a state
The U.S. accepted Texas as a state.