Texas Expansion

Stephen Austin

Sep 1, 1821

stephen Austin 1821, led the first of several groups of american settelrs to a fertile area.

Land grants

Aug 11, 1823

Was offered to agents who were called empresariosa gift of public land to individual or organization

"Texas old three hundred"

Jun 15, 1825

Austin had issued 297 land grants to the group that later became known as texas old the hunnit

Mexicos efforts to seal borders & raise taxes on imports

Jul 20, 1830

lacked sufficient troop to police its borders well

Texas Revolution

Mar 10, 1833

after Santa Anna revokes Local powers in texas & other mexican states several rebellions erupted, including

Battle of the Alamo

Mar 6, 1836

Fight for getting texas from mexico. Americans who occupied the alamo was under seige fromthe mexican force led by Sants Anna Mexicans won

Goliad

Mar 27, 1836

Texas settlers attack mexican soldiers at president La Bahia. Texans win & force the soildrs to leave, so that gives Texans to take thousands of dollars worth of food plus other stuff

Battle of Jacinto

Apr 21, 1836

led by Sam Houston, texas army defeats the troops of santa anna. The win is the victory that texas needs to finally gain its independence from Mexico

Houston becomes president

Oct 22, 1836

Sam Houston becomes 1st president of texas after it wins independence from Mexico. also will be the 3rd president & later becomes governor when they get with the U.S.A

Texas joins the Union

Dec 29, 1845

The U.S annexes texas, makinit the nations 28th state