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Period: Sep 29, 1400 to
Age of contact
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
He claimed the Americas for spain. -
Sep 26, 1519
Alonso Alvarez de pineda
1st European to sail/map texas coast. -
Nov 8, 1519
Hernan Cortes
He conquered the Aztecz and claimed Mexico for spain. -
Sep 28, 1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
1st European to enter texas. -
Sep 28, 1539
Fray Marcos
Friar sent to look for Cibola. -
Sep 28, 1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Explore the south west us.Looking for cibola. -
Sep 28, 1542
Luis de moscoso
Explored east texas for spain. -
Corpus christi de la ysleta
Spanish establish the first permanent settlement in TX. -
Rene Robert Cavelier,Sieur de la salle
French,built FT. ST. Louis in TX . -
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Revolution
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American Independence
The American colonies win their independence from great britain. -
Mexican Independece
Mexico wins its independence from spain. -
Decree of april, 6 1830
on April 6, 1830 under President Anastasio Bustamante. The law explicitly banned any further immigration from the United States to Texas. -
Santa Anna
Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing all of the Texian defenders. -
Texas declaration of independence
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. On March 2, 1836, Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos, now commonly referred to as the “birthplace of Texas.” -
Antonio Lopez
Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched an assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing all of the Texian defenders. -
The battle san jacinto
The Battle of San Jacinto, fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna's Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 20 minutes. -
Texas is accepted
Texas enters the Union.Six months after the congress of the Republic of Texas accepts U.S. annexation of the territory, Texas is admitted into the United States as the 28th state. -
The treaty of guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean.Feb 2, 2001 -
6 states
On February 6, 1861, the six seceded states—South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, soon to be joined by Texas—sent delegates to Montgomery, Alabama, to attend a constitutional convention. Two days later a constitution was adopted which mirrored, in its language, the Constitution of the United States. -
opened fire on the union
On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day.. -
The emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation 1863. On Jan. 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared free all slaves residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government. This Emancipation Proclamation actually freed few people. -
Lincoln klilled
Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln.Nov 30, 2010 -
Palmito ranch
May 13, 1865, The last significant fighting of the Civil War takes place at the Palmito Ranch along the Rio Grande between Col. Theodore Barrett and John S. -
A golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah,
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, signaling the com, signaling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. The transcontinental railroad had long been a dream for people living in the American West.May 10, 2012 signaling the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. The transcontinental railroad had long been a dream for people living in the American West.May 10, 2012 -
Hurricane hit galveston
A Category 4 hurricane rips through Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 6,000 to 8,000 people. A 15-foot storm surge flooded the city, then situated at less than nine feet above sea level, and numerous homes and buildings were destroyed. -
Oil
On January 10, 1901, an enormous geyser of oil exploded from a drilling site at Spindletop Hill, a mound created by an underground salt deposit located near Beaumont in Jefferson County, southeastern Texas. -
U.S declared war to germany
On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe.Nov 30, 2010 -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor [nb 4] was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
Atomic bomb
06 August - U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, American B-29 bomber the Enola Gay drops the world's first atom bomb over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people were killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 were injured. -
John F. Kennedy
Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas, Texas. By the fall of 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his political advisers were preparing for the next presidential campaign.
