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Stephen Austin settles Texas
He led the 2nd and ultimitely successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the us to the region in 1825 -
Mexican Independence from Spain
When the Aztecs deafeated Spanish soldiers @ war & Mexico was free. -
Battle of the Alamo
Was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution -
Texas declares independence
adopted at the convention of 1836 at washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836, & formally signed the following day after mistakes were noted in the text. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Decisive battle of the Texas revolution. Only lasted 20 minutes! -
Texas wins its independence
Won at the battle of San Jacinto. -
Texas annexation
Was the 1845 incoorporation into the US of Texas. 28th state. -
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Mexican-American War
US won the war. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo/Mexican cession
Officialy entitles the treaty of peave, friendship, limits between US -
Gadsden purchase
29,640 -square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona purchased by U.S.