Texas Timeline

By ShromonaM

  • First Texas Mission

    First Texas Mission
    The first Texas mission(place created by a religious group to spread its beliefs) was built in 1682.

  • First Anglo-American Colony

    First Anglo-American Colony
    Stephen Fuller Austin, also known as the Father of Texas, establishes Texas' first Anglo-American colony in 1822

  • The Republic of Texas

    The Republic of Texas
    The Republic of Texas was an independent country that was created on March 2, 1836.

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo
    Mexico and Texas fight for the freedom of Texas at the Alamo, an old church in San Antonio.

  • Statehood

    Statehood
    On December 29,1845, Texas became the 28th U.S. state.

  • Texas joins the Confederacy

    Texas joins the Confederacy
    In 1861, Texas joined the Confederate States of America.

  • The Boll Weevil

    The Boll Weevil
    The boll weevil moves into Texas and destroys crops.

  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
    In 1963, President John F. Kennnedy was assasinated in Dallas, TX. Lyndon B. Johnson then automatically became president.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act.

  • Sandra Day O'Conner

    Sandra Day O'Conner
    Sandra Day O'Conner becomes the first female U.S. Supreme court associate justice.