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Treaty of Paris
This treaty required France and Spain to officially give territory or their land, cede, to Britain. France gave up claims on Canada and east of the Mississipi River. Spain offered Florida. -
Marques de Rubi Report
A list of recommendations issued by Marques de Rubi after observing the region's presidios. In the report, it states to befriend the comanche, replace Los Adaes with San Antonio as the captal, abandon all missions except for La Bahia and San Antonio's, and move the population of East Texas to San Antonio. -
American Revolution Begins
At approximately 5:00 A.M., 700 British troops, their mission was to capture Patriot Leaders and their arsenals. As they marched into Lexington, 77 armed minutemen directed by Captain John Parker were waiting for them. After a brief battle, eight Americans lay dead or about to die and ten were wounded. Only a single British soldier was wounded. -
U.S. Declaration of Independence-Bonus
This statement regarded the thirteen American colonies as independent states, no longer part of the British empire. -
United States Gain Independence
The United States gained independence as a republic. -
French Revolution Begins
The revolution of the French begins. -
Lousiana Purchase
In 1800, Spain was forced by France to return Louisiana and France, in turn, sold it to the United States for $15 million dollars. -
Cry of Delores
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (a priest in Delores, Mexico) rang a church bell and yelled for an end to the Spanish rule. He stated that they should defend their religion and rights. -
Green Flag (Guitierrez-Magee Exp.)
Flying a green flag, the Guitierrez-Magee expedition had a raid in Texas in August in the year of 1812. They captured Nacogdoches. -
Battle of Medina
A Spanish army directed by General Joaquin de Arredondo moved into Texas which came form the south. Two armies clashed close to Medina, which Arredondo won a descisive victory. -
James Long
He was one of the best known filibusters, who wanted Texas to be either a state or independent entirely. He and his army or 120 invaded Texas and captured Nacogdoches. He was later killed in 1821 by a Spanish soldier, while waiting for a trial after he was forced to surrender. -
Panic of 1819
The panic was America's first great economic crisis. -
Mexican Independence
Mexico, which included Texas, won its independence from Spain. -
Imperial Colonization Law-Bonus
This law of Mexico allowed an empresario to recieve a land grant within the Mexican province of Texas. -
Coahuila y Texas
One of the states under the brand-newly established United Mexican States in its 1824 constitution. -
Constitution of 1824
This new constitution named itself the United Mexican States, a federal republic, and defined its official religion as Catholic. -
The "Old Three Hundred" Colony
This term is used to refer to the land grants of first colonists of Stephen F. Austin's first colony. There were actually only 297 land grants.
