Texas history

  • 1500 BCE

    sharp stuff

    coastal american Indians make knives
  • 1000 BCE

    Proto

    Proto Indians lived in the Gault site
  • 100

    Pots

    Indians in Galvestion start making pottery
  • Nov 15, 1000

    Crops

    Caddos start growing crops in east Texas
  • Nov 15, 1528

    Discovered land

    Europeans arive in Texas and meet the Karankaws
  • Matagorda landing

    Rene Robert Cave led a group of colonist to to Matagorda bay.
  • Mission

    The Spanish build a mission named san francisco de los Tejas
  • mission 2

    Martin de Alarcon establishes the San Antonia Valero Mission
  • Arrival in San Antonio

    Settlers from the Canary Islands arrive in San Antonio
  • Laredo

    Thomas Sanchez establishes the town of Laredo.
  • Expedition Begins

    The Marques De Rubi expedition begins
  • Nacogdoches

    Antonio Gil Ybarbo founds the town of Nacogdoches in East Texas
  • History of Texas dies

    Author Spanish priest Juan Agustin Dies
  • Wild horse capture

    Philip Nolan a U.S. citizen receives permission to capture wild horses in Texas
  • Invasion of TX

    James Long invades TX which is only guarded by Spanish forces
  • Independence

    Mexico wins their independence from Spain
  • new colony

    Spanish government lets Moses Austin build a settlement in texas
  • Cotton

    Jared Groce plants the first cotton crop in Stephens colony
  • Attack of the white man

    About 3000 Anglo settlers live in Texas without permission
  • River home

    Empresario Marten de Leon settles family's at the bottom of the Guadalupe river
  • Constitution

    Mexican officials adopt the constitution of 1824. Coahuila and Texas are merged to from one state
  • Indians attack

    Indians attack the green Dewitt colony forcing everyone to live
  • The Fredonian

    The Fredonian Rebellion begins when Haden Edwards declares independence from Mexico
  • contract

    Stephen F. Austin recives a contract to settle a 100 more people.
  • Tour of Texas

    General Manueal De Mier Y Teran begins a tour of TX for the Mexican Government
  • Mexican Slavery Ending

    President Guerrero issues a decree ending slavery in Mexico but an exception is made for TX
  • News

    The Texas Gazette news paper starts publishing in Austins colony
  • School

    Thomas J. pilgrim organizes a Sunday school and private boys school in San Felipe
  • Immigration Rules

    Mexico issues a law that changes the rules on immigration and trade in TX
  • Cannona

    The town Gonzales receives a cannon from the Mexican Government which defends the citizens against Indian Attacks
  • letters

    Mary Austin has a book published
  • Jail for Stephen

    Stepehen F Austin is arrested in Saltillo
  • Another governor

    Edmund J. Davis is elected governor
  • lots of cotton

    Texas sell 7000 bales of cotton to New Orleans
  • Settlers attacked

    Texas settlers attack Mexican soldiers at Gonzales, forcing them to leave
  • The Great Concern

    Texans become concerned when the Mexican Government officially abolishes the constitution of 1824
  • Pushing Away

    Texan troops push Mexican troops out of San Antonio, capturing the city
  • lots of grants

    Texan settlers have over 3500 land grants
  • moving

    1000 Americans move to Texas each year
  • The Alamo

    The siege of the Alamo begins
  • Declaration of Independence

    The Texas Declaration of Independence is adopted
  • Victory

    Texans win the battle of San Jacinto ending the Texas Revolution
  • Sam Houston

    Sam Houston become the first popularly elected president ofthe Republic of Texas
  • The Banner

    The first official Texas flag is adopted by the Texas Congress
  • Begins work in Houston

    The Texas government begins work in Houston, the new capital
  • U.S. diplomat

    U.S. send a diplomat to texas
  • Mirabeau

    Texans elect Marabeau as president
  • horse races

    Velasco citizens hold a horse race on the coast near town.
  • New senate

    William H. Wharton is elected to the Texas Senate
  • repeated attacks

    repeated attacks and discrimination force more than 100 tejas families to flee Nacogdoches
  • Recolonization

    France is the first European nation to recognize Texas as a Country
  • Austin New Capital

    1850 new residents in the Capital Austin
  • College

    the first collage chartered by the republic Rutersville college is founded
  • Galveston college

    Galveston College opens its doors to 5 students
  • Republic President Sam Houston

    Texans elect Sam again
  • Williams book

    William publishes a book about Texas
  • set sail

    The president sends Texas navy to Yucatan coast
  • more come

    director of a french colonization company brings 14 settlers to texas
  • Capture

    General Adrian Woll and 1400 Mexicans soilders capture San Antonio
  • The Tehuacana Creek

    Creek council leads to peace between Texans and several Texas and several Texas Indian groups
  • Regulator Moderator War

    Sam Houston sends troops into east Texas to end the war
  • here comes the Germans

    Prince Carl comes to Texas followed by a group of German immagrants
  • election

    Texans elect Anson Jones president of the republic
  • Slaves

    at least 30,000 slaves in Texas
  • the adaption

    Texas gets annexed by the U.S
  • The great adaption

    U.S admits Texas to the union
  • Texan Senates

    Sam Houston and Tomas j. Rusk become the first Texans to be U.S. senate
  • Fighting Between US forces and Mexicans

    Fighting breaks out between US forces and Mexican troops at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma
  • Peace Treaty

    TX signs a peace treaty with the Penateka Comanches
  • New governor

    Gorge t. wood is elected as the new governor of Texas
  • Samuel H dies

    Samuel H Walker dies in combat during a conflict in Mexico
  • Population Growth

    A state census reports the state's population at more than 142,000
  • Democrat

    Democratic party takes full control of the government
  • The right to vote

    Texans gets the right to vote
  • Population Increase

    The TX population reaches 200,000 people
  • Texas in 1850

    Melinda Rankin describes the state of TX in her book
  • the light

    Work begins on port Isabels light house
  • Abandoned

    US Army troops abandon Fort Worth after settlers move farther west beyond the fort.
  • Track Laid

    The track was finally laid for the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos, and CO railway
  • Know Nothing

    the American or know nothing party becomes active in texas
  • mansion

    the governor's mansion is built
  • Attempted slave revolt

    Slaves in CO county acquire weapons and plan a rebellion but the plot is discovered before it can begin
  • Stagecoach Mailing

    Butterfield Overland uses stagecoach for mail and people delivery
  • Sam Houston's WIN

    Sam Houston easily defeats incumbent Hardin Runnels in the election for TX govenor.
  • Texas and Mexicans clash

    A series of clashes occurs between TX rangers and Mex Americans near Brownsville
  • MORE cotton

    TX produces record crop of more than 400,000 bales of cotton
  • Plans to capture Southwest

    Troops leave San Antonio for New Mexico planning to capture the Southwest for the Confederacy.
  • TX VOTE TO SUCCEDE

    Texans vote, by more than 3 to 1 to secede form the US
  • Regiment

    the Texas Regiment i established the Texas
  • Attack on the indians

    Colonel Christopher Carson leads an attack against the plains Indians in the Texas panhandle
  • Galveston Captured

    Union forces captured Galveston
  • Emancipation Proclimation

    President Lincoln Issues the Emancipation Proclimation
  • TX failed invasion

    Union's attempts to invade TX is turned back at Sabine Pass
  • Capture of Brownsville

    Union Troops Capture Brownsville
  • George t. Ruby

    George t. Ruby was elected as a delegate to the national Convention
  • Lots of cows

    the Texas cattle population increased during the civil war
  • Mansfield Battle

    In a battle near Mansfield, Louisianna, confederate forces stop a Union invasion of northeastern TX.
  • Palmito Ranch Battle

    The last land battle of the war is fought at Palmito Ranch
  • Emancipation Proc. Into effect

    The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect in TX, freeing the state's slaves.
  • bye bye slaves

    the Emancipation Proclamation prevented slaves in Texas
  • A new fort

    Fort Richard is built near jacksboro
  • Big herd

    cowboys move a herd of 1500 cows to the market which is the biggest herd in that era
  • Edmund J. Davis

    Edmund J. Davis is the last Republican to be in the office until Bill Clements
  • Lots of railroad

    Texas has 583 miles ofrailroad
  • School

    A public school system is created in Texas
  • The wettest place

    Clarksville got 109.4 inches of rain
  • Moving cows

    Ranchers start shipping thousands of cows after the Missouri Kansas Texas line ends there
  • strike back

    A group of Indians attack a group of buffalo hunters during the battle of the adobe walls
  • The fall back

    Comanche leader Quanah Parker surrenders, ending the Red river war
  • new constituation

    Texas adapts a new constitution
  • stampede

    about 2700 animals die after a stampede near the brazos
  • Land grants and railroads

    Texas passes a law that allows them to fund railroadesvwith land grants
  • All Male Military Institution

    Texas A&M University opens as an all-male military institution
  • State Constitution

    Texas Adopts the state Constitution that Governs the state to day
  • Raids

    Apache leader Victorio launches raids along the Texas and Mexican border
  • the railroad lines meet

    the Texas Pacific Railroad meets with the southern pacific railroad making the first transcontinental railroad
  • lots of barb

    a ranch buys enough barb wire to fence off 250000 acres
  • UT Opens

    The University of TX formally opens
  • Strike of the knights

    The knights of labor start a huge strike against Jay Gould's railroad company
  • Lots and lots of track

    there more than 8000 miles of railroad track
  • Antitrust Act

    The TX antitrust Act of 1889 passes in legislature
  • New college

    the North Texas university opens in Denton
  • James Hogg

    James Hogg is the first native born man to be the governor
  • Regulate rail roads

    Texas begin to regulate the railroads
  • Populist Party

    A leading association of farmers endorses the populist party
  • Black gold

    drillers strike oil in corsicana
  • University Football

    The first football fame is played between the university of TX and TX A&M
  • Rough Riders

    Teddy Roosevelt organizes and trains the Rough Riders in San Antonio
  • Lots of farms

    Texas has 350,000 farms
  • Galveston Hurricane

    A hurricane hits Galveston killing some 6-8 thousand people
  • Lots of oil

    Spindletop well strikes oil pronouncing 17000000 barrels
  • Oil Strike

    The Spindletop oil strike spurs the growth of the Texas oil industry
  • Corsicana Oilers

    Corsicana Oilers set a baseball record by defeating the Texarkana team 51-3
  • lots more oil

    Humble strikes a lot of oil in Harris country
  • Neiman Marcus opens

    The first Neiman Marcus department store opens in Dallas
  • discover more oil

    oil is discovered in goose creek in Galveston
  • President Jovita Idar

    She becomes 1st president of League of Mexican women
  • Houston Ship Channel

    The Houston Ship Channel opens Houston becomes imp. oil refinery
  • Houston Ship Channel

    The Houston Ship Channel is completed, leading to the growth of industry in the Houston area
  • School

    Texas passes the law requiring all children to go to school
  • 18th Ammendment rattified

    Texas retifies the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banning the sale and production of alcohol
  • TX troops sent to France

    Troops sent to France to fight in WW1
  • Women

    Women get the right to vote in Texas elections
  • Permission to drill for oil

    An application is filed to drill for oil on state-owned land in West Texas. Several years later the Santa Rita No. 1 strikes oil.
  • William Hobby

    Gov. William breaks a dockworkers' strike in Galveston
  • Miriam A

    Miriam is elected by TX as first female govenor
  • Auto registration

    Auto reg. reaches 1 mil
  • Republican President

    For the first time in the state's history, the majority of Texans vote for a Republican Presidential candidate Herbert Hoover
  • Unemployment

    Some 300000 Texans are unemployed
  • coldest spot

    in Seminole during winter Texas reached record temperature at 23f and also in 1833 in Tulia
  • James V Allred

    James is elected governor of Texas
  • hottest spot

    the highest temperature in Texas was 120f
  • 100th Anniversary of Revolution

    Texas celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Texas Revolution
  • W. Lee

    Texans elect W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel as governor
  • Southern Aircraft Corporation

    The Southern Aircraft Corporation, the first airplane manufacturer in TX is formed.
  • WWII

    Large numbers of Texans volunteer for military service in WWII
  • White Primary Unconstitutional

    The US Supreme Court declares the TX white primary unconstitutional
  • Honor for Murphy

    Texan Audie Murphy receives the Medal of Honor for stopping a German tank attack in France
  • Registration of autos increases

    Registration increases to over 3 mil
  • Shivers

    Allan Shivers successfully runs for a third term as governor
  • Juries

    woman are allowed to be on the Texan Juries
  • Women's call

    TX women call for an equal rights amendment to the state constitution
  • Buddy Holly

    TX Musician Buddy Holly killed in plane crash
  • TX gets the Gulf

    The US Supreme Court rules that TX owns Gulf coastal tidelands up to a 10.35 mile limit
  • house of Representative

    Henry B. Gonzalez elected to the U.S house of representative and John tower is elected U.S senate
  • The Manned Space Center

    The Manned Space Center, Now the Johnson Space Center is built in Houston
  • New prez

    Lyndon B. Johnson becomes the new president after JFK is assassinated
  • driest place

    wink received 1.76 inches of rain
  • Pop festival

    Texas singer janis Joplin's career took off
  • Texas Instruments

    TX Instruments releases the first handheld calculator
  • the moon

    NASA sends Apollo 11 the moon
  • Mexican American youth

    Members of the Chicano moment And the Mexican American youth Form the La Raza Unida Party
  • U.S house of representative

    Barbra Jordan is elected to the house of Representatives
  • U.S house of representative

    Barbra Jordan is elected to the house of Representatives
  • The first Black Women

    Barbra Jordan is the first black women from the south to be elected in the us congress
  • Austin City limits

    Austin City limits goes on air
  • the Fail

    Attempt to make a new Constitution fails
  • lots of people

    Texas population reaches 14000000
  • MR. McMurty

    Texas writer Larry McMurty revives the Pulitzer Prize
  • The Mexican

    Raul Gonzalez is the first Mexican to be elected to state wide office
  • Death to the world of music

    Stevie Ray died in a helicopter crash
  • North American Free Trade Agreement

    The North American Free Trade Agreement is passed, easing trade among the US and Canada
  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush is elected new governor
  • the big 47

    Rick Perry becomes the 47 governor of Texas
  • lots of workers

    Texas employ more than 230,000 peeps
  • Republic

    Republicans take control of the Texas house of representatives
  • The wind

    Texas becomes the leading state in wind power
  • Rick Perry

    Rick Perry becomes the longest serving governor
  • A.T.N.T

    The A.T.N.T stratum opens
  • drought

    Texas has the lowest rainfall its ever had
  • Black gold year

    texas produced 730,000,000 barrels of oil
  • Money year

    Texas got 36billion dollars in agriculture
  • Period: to

    harvest year

    Texas had in total 244,700
  • TX EXPORTS

    Texas Exports more than $134 billion worth of goods.
  • More power

    Based on 2010 Texas Census Texas gets 4 more seats in congress