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1685 - Texas
claimed by the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de
La Salle (1643-1687) for France.
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1700's - Spain
establishes Catholic missions throughout Texas.
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1756 - 1763 - The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba.
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1775 - 1783 - The
American Revolution creates the United States of America. The
Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total
power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies
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July 4, 1776 -
United States Declaration of Independence
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July 10, 1778 -
France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with
the American revolutionary forces
Facts about
the History of Texas History - The Early 1800's
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1812 - The
Gutierrez-Magee Expedition cross the Sabine from Louisiana
against Spanish rule in Texas
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1830 - Mexico bans
emigration into Texas by settlers from the United States
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1835 - Revolution
begins at the Battle of Gonzales
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1835 - Texans lead
by Jim Bowie win the Battle of Concepcion, near San Antonio
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1836 - The Texas
Declaration of Independence
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1836 - Texans
under Colonel William B. Travis were defeated by the Mexican
army after a two-week siege at the Battle of the Alamo in San
Antonio
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1836 - Battle of
San Jacinto - Texans under Sam Houston defeat Santa Anna and
win independence
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1846 - The
Mexican-American War due to disputes over claims to Texas
boundaries. The outcome fixed the southern boundary at the Rio
Grande River
Facts about the
History of Texas History - The American Civil War
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1861 - 1865 The
American Civil War. In 1859 John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
and set in
motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil
War. Abraham Lincoln, a
known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861
the South Secedes. The
initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the
secession of Mississippi, Florida,
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas,
Tennessee, and North Carolina.
These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States
of America. The
bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the
American Civil War.
The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the
end of the Confederacy.
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1865 December 6 -
The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the
U.S Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing
slavery
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1898-1901 The
Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris
the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
Origin of the name
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