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Texas Independence

  • Early 1800

    Early 1800
    THe Spaniards decided to offer large tracks of land to empresaros people who agreed to recruit settlers.
  • 1820

    1820
    the arrival of the United States settlers in a Spanish Owned colony Called Texas.
  • 1821

    1821
    Austen convinced the Spanish government to give him a huge tract of land along brazos River.
  • 1829

    1829
    the Mexicans prohibited slaverly
  • apil 6 1830

    apil 6 1830
    the North Americans have conqured whatever territory adjomied them. In less than a half centry, they hav been maters of extensive colinies which belonged to span and france and of territories from which have dissapered the former owners, the INdean Tribes.
  • Convention of 1833.

    Convention of 1833.
    The convention of 1833 was another attempt by texan at reform and they also drafted a constitution patterent after thouse in the United States. These measures were also rejected by the Mexican goverenment.
  • president James Polk followed

    president James Polk followed
    December 29 U.S president James Polk followed though on a campagin platform to annex Texas and sighned legislatiom making texas the 28th states of the united states
  • Auston revolves

    Auston revolves
    september 8 Auston revolves him self and calls war with Mexico to secure of Texas.
  • Santa Anna declares Mexico

    Santa Anna declares Mexico
    May 14 Santa Anna declares Mexico un ready for democracy and declares himsif dictator.
  • October 28

    october 28 Texans are victorrous of the battle of concepsion despite begin of thoumbled 5 to 1.
  • december 4

    The seigh of Bexer and switch the texans caputing San Antonia.
  • The Battle of Gonzales

    The Battle of Gonzales
    On October 2, the Battle of Gonzales is waged and the War of Texas Indepedence begins.
  • the texas declaration

    the texas declaration
    2 March 1836 -- The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed by members of the Convention of 1836. An ad interim government was formed for the newly created Republic of Texas.
  • Battle of the Alamo

    Battle of the Alamo
    On March 6, the Battle of the Alamo is lost by Texas and becomes a rallying cry for the continued struggle for indepencence.
  • March 27

    March 27
    On March 27, the Goliad Massacre takes place in which Mexican General Santa Anna orders the execution of 400 surrendered Texans. This also becomes a rallying cry for Texas independence.
  • persontal transferred

    persontal transferred
    Power os persontal transferred from the republic of texas to the state oftexas.
  • June

    June
    June 1841 -- The Texan Santa Fe Expedition set out for New Mexico. Near Sante Fe, they were intercepted by Mexican forces and marched 2000 miles to prison in Mexico City.