Texas History Timeline
 

Texas History Timeline

Texas History Timeline
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The Battle of San Jacinto and the Alamo
Texans under Sam Houston defeat Santa Anna
Statehood: Texas was admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845
Constitution: 28th State to be admitted to the Union
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The Native Indians of Texas included the Apache, Alabama, Atakapa, Biloxi, Caddo, Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Creeks, Koasati, Koroa, Kiowa, Muskogee, Pueblos, Quapaw, Shawnee, Waco and Wichita tribes

  1519Alonso Alvarez de Pineda explores and maps the Texas coastline  
     
  1528Cabeza de Vaca explores the Texas interior on his way to Mexico 
     
  1540The Spanish explorer, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1510-1554) explores northern Texas 
     
  1685Texas claimed by the French explorer RenĂ©-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) for France 
     
  1700'sSpain establishes Catholic missions throughout Texas 
     
  17561756 - 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. 
     
  17751775 - 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. George Washington led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence 
     
  1776July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence  
     
  1778July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces 
     
  1783September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain 
     
  1812The Gutierrez-Magee Expedition cross the Sabine from Louisiana against Spanish rule in Texas 
     
  1830Mexico bans emigration into Texas by settlers from the United States  
     
  1835Revolution begins at the Battle of Gonzales 
     
  1835Texans lead by Jim Bowie win the Battle of Concepcion, near San Antonio 
     
  1836The Texas Declaration of Independence  
     
  1836The Alamo: 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 
     
  1836The Battle of San Jacinto - Texans under Sam Houston defeat Santa Anna and win independence  
     
  1845Statehood - The Date that Texas was admitted to the Union - December 29, 1845. Constitution - Texas was the 28th State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " Friendship ". 
     
  1846The Mexican-American War due to disputes over claims to Texas boundaries. The outcome fixed the southern boundary at the Rio Grande River 
     
  18611861 - 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. 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. 
     
  1865The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 
     
  18651865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery. 
     
  1865The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy 
     
  18981898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines. 
     
Texas History Timeline

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Origin of the name - Texas comes from the Caddo Indian word "teysha" meaning "hello friend" referring to the friendly tribes throughout the region.
 
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