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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
1500s
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Nov 5, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecked on Galveston island and later discovered the texas interior and explored close to Mexico -
Apr 20, 1540
Coronado
Cornado and his men explored Southwestern U.S and Northern Texas -
Period: to
1600s
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La Salle
La salle established Fort. St. Louis at Matagorda bay which gave France permission to claim Texas -
Period: to
1700s
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Period: to
1800
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Austin Grant
Austin established the texas community and he was on Texas's side for colonists of Texas. -
Mexican Independance
The Constitution gave Mexico a representative form of goverment but it failed to define the rights of the states within the republic. For example, Texas, -
Austin Imprisoned
Austin was imprisoned because he wanted Texas to be free but Santa Anna refused to and sent Austin in prison for eight months. -
Massacre at Goliad
Goliad is a part of the mexican Invasion in Texas an there the Mexicans excecuted 400 Texans as a order from Santa Anna. -
Battle at Gonzales
Texas repulsed a detachment of calvary at the Battle of Gonzales. The revolution began. -
Battle of Alamo
The Texans with 145 troops faced the Mexicans with 2,000 troops in the Alamo, a church, in San Antonio. Every Texan fighter was killed in the battle. -
Runaway Scrape begins
This is the period between the battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. During that period the Texans ran and hid from the Mexicans and Santa Anna. -
Battle of San Jacinto
On this day the Texans defeated the Mexicans for their independance from Mexico. It was one of the mostdecisive battles in history. -
Texas Joins the United States
This day Texas signs with the U.S as the 28th state of the U.S. -
Texas Secedes and Joins the Confederacy
This day Texas seceded as well as many other southern states. -
Battle of Galveston- the Bayou city
The Battle of Galveston was when the Texans regained control and they fought for several weeks during the civil war and for the remaider of the Civil War.
