-
President Andrew Jackson
President from 03/04/1829 - 03/04/1837 -
Period: to
Texas Revolution
Texas Revolution these events led to the Alamo
Source Information - https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/texas-revolution
Exact dates pulled from a google search -
Declaración del Pueblo de Tejas
Declaration of the People of Texas. Announcing the colonist's intention to fight for the restoration of the Constitution of 1824 and independent Mexican statehood for Texas.
Source - https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/texas175/declaracion.html -
Call for volunteers
Sam Houston, the former governor of Tennessee, had been named commander-in-chief and charged with forming an army. He asked for volunteers to go to San Jacinto. His words on the letter are best known as..... "Let the brave rally to our standard!"
source - https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/texas175/houstonscall.html -
Treaty Between Texas Commissioners and the Cherokee Indians
Sam Houston negotiated a treaty with the Cherokees and other East Texas bands. This treaty reserved the land between the Angelina, Neches, and Sabine rivers and the Old San Antonio Road for Indian use. The Convention of 1836 failed to ratify the treaty. The Indians viewed this failure as a betrayal, and the threat of war between Indians and Texans hung over Texas through most of 1836.
Source https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/texas175/cherokee.html -
Period: to
Alamo
Santa Anna reached the Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas declaring surrender or die. William Travis fires a cannon as a response. The battle at Alamo lasted thirteen days. All of the Texans were killed, 189, of them.
Source Information - Empire Upon the Trails: The West, a Film by Stephen Ives -
Alamo calls for help
Travis called for reinforcements with this heroic message. But little help came. The letter was carried from the Alamo by 30-year-old Captain Albert Martin of Gonzales. This letter did not help, as history tells us how The Alamo battled ended. -
Texas Declares Independence
Texans write a declaration of independence and Sam Houston is named Commander of the Texas Military
Source Information - Empire Upon the Trails: The West, a Film by Stephen Ives -
Parallel invasion
While Santa Anna's army went on the march, a parallel invasion was launched by General José de Urrea from Matamoros. Urrea's army was shadowed by supply ships and his army quickly routed Texas fighters at San Patricio and Goliad. Texans were faltering on land but the Texas Navy was taking the fight to the enemy. Source - https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/texas175/friendsandcitizens.html -
Goliad Massacre
Texans were imprisoned by the Mexicans at Goliad and murdered under the orders of Santa Anna.
Source Information - Empire Upon the Trails: The West, a Film by Stephen Ives -
San Jacinto
Sam Houston led the attack on Santa Anna's army. 600 Mexicans were killed, and 700 captured including Santa Anna.
This battle lasted 18 minutes long, but the slaughter lasted hours. This was a long time coming, since Sam Houston had been trailing and chasing Santa Anna's army for nearly a month after the Alamo and Goliad.
Source Information - Empire Upon the Trails: The West, a Film by Stephen Ives -
The Public Treaty of Velasco
After Houston's win at San Jacinto, with Santa Anna in custody, Santa Anna signed two peace treaties with interim Texas president David G. Burnet. Consisting of - Santa Anna retreats troupes, and no longer influences actions. Hostilities between Mexicans & Texans cease. Mexican troupes leave Texas, and they will not take any goods from Texans.
Source - https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/texas175/velasco.html -
President Martin Van Buren
President Martin Van Buren in office from 03/04/1837 - 03/04/1841 -
President William Henry Harrison
In office from 03/04/1841 - 04/04/1841 -
President John Tyler
In office from 04/04/1841 - 04/04/1845 -
Texas becomes a state