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Texas goes to war for independence
The residents of Texas rebelled against the Mexican government and wanted to become an independent republic. -
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Battle of Alamo
Houston leads an army of 800 Texans and fought 1500 Mexicans and won the war. -
Texas Declaration of Independence
59 delegates got together and held a convention to draft the Texas Declaration of Independence. After the drafting, it became official that Texas was free. -
Sam Houston Becomes President of Texas
He was born in Virginia in 1793. After his dad died, he moves to Tennessee with his family. He then ran away to live with the Cherokee tribe. Later in his life, he is appointed military commander of the Texan army. After winning the war with Mexico, he becomes president of Texas -
Austin
For the first time, the Texas congress met up in Austin. Austin was renamed from the Waterloo -
Battle of Plum Creek
The Indians invaded Texas due to increasing hostilities. The Texans won the war with minor losses -
San Antonio
1400 Mexicans under Adrin Woll took over San Antonio but quickly retreated with prisoners. -
First Mexican invasion since revolution
Rafael Vasquez brought 500 men into Texas and took over San Antonio but then went back to Rio Grande. -
Black Bean Episode
On this day 17 Texans were killed when they raided Mexico while on the Mier Expedition -
Texas becomes part of USA
Texas joined USA as the 28th state when USA annexed it from Mexico -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War began because Mexico and Texas could not agree on where the boundaries should lie. -
Mexico acknowledges Texas
After the Mexican–American War, Mexico acknowledges Texas independence -
Mexico signs treaty
Mexico and USA signed the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty. Mexico agreed that they will surrender their claims on Texas