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  • an offer to buy Texas

    an offer to buy Texas

    President Jackson made an offer to buy Texas, but the Mexican government refused.
  • Army massacred

    Army massacred

    The Mexican army massacred Texan rebels at Gohad.
  • The first battle of the Texas Revolution

    The first battle of the Texas Revolution

    The first battle of the Texas Revolution took place as American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans ended up withdrawing.
  • Davy Crockett died

    Davy Crockett died

    Davy Crockett arrived in Texas died at the Alamo.
  • Jim Bowie arrived at the Alamo

    Jim Bowie arrived at the Alamo

    Knife aficionado Jim Bowie arrived at the Alamo to assist its Texas defenders.
  • Santa Anna crossed the Rio Grande

    Santa Anna crossed the Rio Grande

    Mexican General Santa Anna crossed the Rio Grande en route to the Alamo.
  • The Alamo was built

    The Alamo was built

    The Alamo was built in1744.
  • Matamoros and Creating Spies .

    Matamoros and Creating Spies .

    matamors were creating spies.
  • Sam Houston is president

    Sam Houston is president

    Sam Houston to be Nominated for President
  • Annexation

    Letter about the Progress of Annexation
  • Houston's last message as President of the Republic of Texas.

    Houston's last message as President of the Republic of Texas.

    Sam Houston's last message as President of the Republic of Texas.
  • Proclamation

    Proclamation

    Proclamation by the President of Texas
  • Mexico Considers Peace with Texas

    Mexico Considers Peace with Texas

    mexico has peace with texas.
  • Immigrants to Texas

    Immigrants to Texas

    Immigrants moving to texas
  • Texas's first railroad

    Texas's first railroad

    Texas 1st railroad.
  • Land grant

    Land grant

    Bennett Blake Papers to Elias Hamilton signed by Governor P. H. Bell.
  • texas came in 7th

    texas came in 7th

    Texas by popular referendum became the 7th state to secede from the Union.
  • Apaches attacked

    Apaches attacked

    Texas rebels were attacked by Apaches.
  • battle of the alamo

    battle of the alamo

    Battle of San Antonio, TX.
  • the texas rangers

    the texas rangers

    The Texas Rangers won a Confederate victory in the Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico.
  • April 29, 1865

    April 29, 1865

    Burton Crossland Collection with news and rumors that General Lee surrendered and that President Lincoln is dead.
  • battle of galvaston

    At the Battle of Galveston, TX., Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered.
  • cattle was lost

    cattle was lost

    Some Texans drove a herd of longhorns 900 miles overland to Missouri. A majority of the cattle were lost.
  • cotton

    cotton

    Cotton and ranching dominated the economy, with railroad construction after 1870 a major factor in the formation of new cities