Texas Revolution and The Republic of Texas

By GIo41999

  • Texans had declared independence from Mexico

    During the year of 1836, there was a convention that Texans wrote a declaration of independence. Sam Houston at the time became the commander of the Texas military.

  • The Texans hace lost the battle of the Alamo

    The Mexican soldiers killed all the Texans that were defending the Alamo after 13 days on the mission of the Alamo battle. This disaster, gave Texans and Americans to join together and go into war with Mexico.

  • The Texans decided to rally for independence right after the Goliad Massacre

    Santa Anna, which was the Mexican general at the time, ordered the 400 Texans that have surrendered at the battle of Goliad sent to be executed. These deaths added more rally from the Texans to their independence.

  • The battle of San Jacinto and Texans independence was won by the Texans

    The army of Texas that was led by Sam Houston, has won against Santa Anna troops during the battle of Jacinto. The battle that they won has helped Texas to receive their independence from Mexico.

  • Texas gets their independence because of the signature of the treaties of Velasco

    The revolution came to an end because Santa Anna and the Republic of Texas signed the Velasco Treaties. According to the Mexican government, Santa Anna never had a right to sign the treaties and he also never agreed to the treaties.

  • The president of the Republic of Texas was named to Santa Anna

    The first president of Texas was named Sam Houston after winning the independence from Mexico. He later became the governor of Texas after Texas joined the United States.

  • The United States recognizes Texas's independence.

  • The sixth capital of the republic was Houston

  • About eighteen family members in the killough massacre were killed. The Kilough massacre was the biggest Native American attack on white settlers in Texas

  • Mirabeau B. Lamar becomes president of the republic.

  • France recognizes Texas's independence.

  • The capital of the republic is moved from Houston to the seventh and final location of Austin.

  • There were forces that were gathered in san Patricio, Texas also organized the republic of the Rio Grande expedition

  • Battle of Plum Creek

  • The invasion of Sante Fe

    Men that were in ordered from Hugh McLeod and George Thomas Howard began an invasion of Santa Fe. They arrived at the red river because of a confusion of the Wichita river in October 5 1841. They were later captured in went to prison at the San Carlos Fortress in Perote.

  • Sam Houston becomes president of the republic.

  • Adrian Woll invades Texas and captures San Antonio.

  • Texans are surrounded and killed by the Mexican Army in the Dawson Massacre.

  • Two sloops-of-war of the Texas Navy of the Republic engage Mexican naval vessels in the Naval Battle of Campeche.

  • All Texas prisoners are released by Mexico on order from Santa Anna.

  • Anson Jones becomes president of the republic.

  • United Stated has annex the republic of Texas because of the United States congress passed a bill of authorization of the annex.

  • The Republic of Texas is annexed by the United States of America.

  • Texas becomes part of the United States.

    From this, the United States annexes Texas. It was the only state in the union that became its own nation before it became a state.

  • Power is transferred from the Republic of Texas to the State of Texas.

  • The Mexican American War begins.

    The soldiers of Mexico attacked the United States troops in a land between the Rio Grande and Nueces river that were said by both countries that they owned it. From this, it started the Mexican American War.

  • Battle of Santa Clara, California

  • The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican American War.

    When the United States defeated Mexico in the war of the Mexican American war, Mexico saw that Texas was free from Mexico and now part of the United States.