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The Siege of the Alamo began at the order of Santa Anna. [Book pgs.125-132] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell) -
Convention of 1836; Texas Declaration of Independence signed by 60 people, Republic of Texas is declared. [Texas State Historical Association] (www. tshaonline.org) -
The Battle of the Alamo ends; The deaths amounted to about 182 Texas soldiers and approximately 600 Mexican soldiers. [Episode 2: Empire Upon the Trails] (The West: A Film by Stephen Ives) -
Sam Houston became first President for The Republic of Texas. (Held a 2 year term) [Book pgs. 145-152] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell)
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The Texan Army under Sam Houston attacked Santa Anna’s army on the banks of the San Jacinto River. The battle lasted only 18 minutes and was a resounding victory for the Texans. [Book pgs. 133-142] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell) -
Mr. Lamar was the second President of the Republic of Texas. [Book pgs. 152-157] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State)
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Shelby County War was a dispute over land ownership, but ended up as a violent conflict for control of the local economy. Regulators were there to maintain order and prevent fraud; while the moderators were the opposing group. [Book pgs. 164-165] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell)
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This battle was an attack on the Cherokee Indians. They were forced out of Texas into Indian Territory of the U.S. [TSHA] (www.tshaonline.org) -
This fight was the greatest Comanche raid in the history of the southwest. [Book pgs. 154-155] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell) -
A political, military and commercial venture to establish Texas jurisdicton over Santa Fe. [Book pgs. 156-157,159] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell) -
The annexation of Texas was started. This was to make the Texas lands public and Texas was to become part of the United States. [Mexico:Battle for North America] (Annexation of Texas Segment 5 (02:15)) -
The annexation of Texas was approved and finalized. [Book pgs 165-169] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell) -
Elected James Pickney Henderson as the first governor of Texas and had a ceremony for the completion of the Annexation of Texas. [Book pg. 169] (Gone to Texas A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell)