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Stephen F. Austin starts a colony
Stephen brings over 300 families to his new colony he set up his colney on the lower on the lower part of the colorado river. -
mexico gains independence from spain
mexico gets independence from spain with the help of father Hidalgo Costilla. -
Tensions Rising
The new settlers in Texas did not obey the Mexican laws. It caused anger on both sides. This also led to war. -
Battle of the Alamo
The texans action angered the santa anna he then started assembling a force to stop this rebellion. -
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william travis speech
I call you in the name of liberty, of patriotism, and everything dear to the american character, to come to our aid with all dispatch VICTORY OR DEATH. -
the battle of the alamo is lost
The rebels arrested over 300 of the texans and executed them -
Battle of san jacinto
Santa anna was chasing the untrained forces of Sam Houston they took a stand at the san jacinto river near the galveston bay. San jacinto was very confident in a victory so santa anna did not choose wisely in where he was setting up his camp and that afternoon mexican troops were resting and the texans swarmed there camp while yelling remember the alamo and remember goliad and captured santa anna and forced him to sign a treaty. -
Jackson takes action
jackson realized texas was an independent nation and britain wanted to stop the U.S expanding. -
A new republic
Sam houston was the hero of the new nation The new nation had made a city called Houston texas. It did not take long for the new republic to become a state but currently with the slave states and free states being even texas would be the tie breaker for the slave states. -
Peace in Texas
The new republic organized texas rangers to guard its frontier from native american attacks and mexican attacks. In 1844 mexico and Texas signed a peace treaty ending the war
