ten years a nation

fort parker

Jan 1, 1836

fort parker is attacked by comanches and silas and two other women are killed. two kids synthia an parker and john were captured

native raids

Jan 1, 1836

Native americans start a seriesm of raids that lasts several years starting in 1836

ten years a nation time span

Period: Apr 24, 1836 to Jan 24, 1850

this is the time span for ten years a nation

election 1

Sep 1, 1836

this is when sam huston was elected the first president of texas

Recognation

Mar 3, 1837

Texas is offically recognized by the united states as a seperate nation

elction 2

Jan 1, 1838

mirabeau lamar becomes president his heritage is from gorgia

council house fight

Jan 25, 1840

Texas has peace talks with the comanches but ends in a fight and 7 texans die

plum creek

Aug 11, 1840

comanches fought texans at plum creek but texans won pushing texans further back

elction 3

Jan 1, 1841

sam huston regains presidency

Santa fe expidition

Jun 19, 1841

Texans tried to and settle santa fe but due to the governmet texans were captured and sent back.

mier expidition

Dec 20, 1842

Texans were raiding the area south of the nueces river and then were taken prisoner and some were killed

Archives war

Dec 31, 1842

The texas archives were being transfered from Austin to Huston and while they were being moved people hijacked them and sent them back toAustin.

Black bean

Mar 25, 1843

176 texas prisooners had t draw beans and 17 were to die so there were 17 black beans

election 4

Oct 1, 1844

Anson jones becomes a president

immagration

Jan 1, 1845

5000 germans immagrate to Texas

annexation

Jul 4, 1845

texas is annexed

Invaasion

Sep 1, 1846

Mexico invades texas but texas arrives to the call and puches them back making texans mad and want to invade mexico