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President Jackson made an offer to buy Texas, but the Mexican government refused.
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The Mexican army massacred Texan rebels at Gohad.
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The first battle of the Texas Revolution took place as American settlers fought Mexican soldiers near the Guadalupe River; the Mexicans ended up withdrawing.
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Davy Crockett arrived in Texas died at the Alamo.
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Knife aficionado Jim Bowie arrived at the Alamo to assist its Texas defenders.
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Mexican General Santa Anna crossed the Rio Grande en route to the Alamo.
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The Alamo was built in1744.
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matamors were creating spies.
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Sam Houston to be Nominated for President
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Letter about the Progress of Annexation
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Sam Houston's last message as President of the Republic of Texas.
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Proclamation by the President of Texas
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mexico has peace with texas.
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Immigrants moving to texas
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Texas 1st railroad.
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Bennett Blake Papers to Elias Hamilton signed by Governor P. H. Bell.
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Texas by popular referendum became the 7th state to secede from the Union.
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Texas rebels were attacked by Apaches.
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Battle of San Antonio, TX.
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The Texas Rangers won a Confederate victory in the Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico.
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Burton Crossland Collection with news and rumors that General Lee surrendered and that President Lincoln is dead.
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At the Battle of Galveston, TX., Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered.
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Some Texans drove a herd of longhorns 900 miles overland to Missouri. A majority of the cattle were lost.
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Cotton and ranching dominated the economy, with railroad construction after 1870 a major factor in the formation of new cities
