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Christopher Columbus wanted to find a faster route to Asia but instead found the new world.

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Pineda was the first person to map the coastline of Texas.

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De Vaca Survived with the karankawa tribe for 8 years. Once he found his way back to Mexico city, he then wrote a book describing the plants and animals in Texas.

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Coronado was sent on a mission to find the 7 cities of gold.

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Don Juan Onate Claimed all all of the Rio Grande Valley for spain. Set up missions along the Rio Grande

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La Salle explored the Gulf of Mexico and claimed Louisiana for France. The setttlement that he had was Fort St. Louis near Matagorda Bay.

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In 1824 the Federalists wrote a constitution for Mexico, which divided the Mexican nation into 19 states and territories.

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The law of April 6, 1830 was made to ban U.S immigration to Texas. It also made it illegal to bring anymore slaves into Texas.

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Being the first battle of the Texas Rev, the Battle of Gonzales proved that the Texans were willing to use military force against Mexico. The Mexican government wanted a cannon returned from the colonist at gonzales

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Led by William B. Travis, the battle of the Alamo lasted only 13 days, with a win from the Mexicans.

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The battle of the Goliad mass. was led by James Fannin, followed by a win from Mexico.

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Sam Houstons first term as president, wanted peace and favored annexation to protect Texas.

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On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States.

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On March 2, 1861, Texas became the 7th state to secede from the Union.

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The battle of Galveston was the first battle of the Civil War, and was about a blockade at the trading ports.

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The Battle of Sabine Pass was the 2nd battle of the Civil War. It was a significant battle because the confederates were trading in Mexico, so, the administration invaded their plans.

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The confederate commanders didn't accept their loss, and wanted revenge, so they started another battle, which was the Battle of Palmito Ranch.

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In 1865 general lee surrenders, ending the civil war.

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Pattillo Higgins and Anthony Lucus found oil at Spindletop on January 1oth.

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The stock market collapsed.

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World War 2 begins in 1939 when Germany invades Poland.

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December 7th, 1941, Japanese bombs pearl harbor, having America join the war.

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Germany surrenders on May 1945. Japan surrenders on August 1945, after atomic bombs were dropped.

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December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was asked to give up her seat to a white passenger. When she refused, she was arrested.

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The freedom riders made it to Anniston, Alabama on May 14, 1961, what were met with a large mob of angry 200 white people.

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August 28, 1963 is when MLK gave his "i have a dream" speech