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8 events
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Manifest destiny
This was where American moved west. They thought that this was their destiny. -
Election of Sam Houston
He was the first president of the republic of Texas. He wanted to reduce debt and reduce military. He was all for annexation. -
Mier expedition
This is where santa anna aranged a death lottery. Every 1 out of ten were shot. If they drew a black bean out of a hat the were exacuted. -
Texas Annexation
Texas became part of the U.S. most people in Texas were for this. However the americans were not happy about slaves -
Mexican Cession
After the U.S. won the American-Mexican war we got nearly half of the U.S. land at once. This helped along the manifest destiny. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
This was when Abraham Lincoln was elected. This was also the final straw for the civil war. -
Appomattox Courthouse
At this courthouse the South’s General Lee surrendered to General Grant. This wasn’t the last battle though. -
Texas Constitution of 1866
This ended slavery in Texas, but they didn’t adopt the 13th amendment. The Texans did not give equal to African Americans.
