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1826 Haden and Benjamin Edwards take over the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches and declare an independent Republic of Fredonia. The revolt was put down by Mexican troops.
Native American dwelling made of wooden poles and animal hides
A military blockade of a city or fortress
A person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas their home
First European to "discover" the New World in 1492.
Famous name for Mission San Antonio de Valero
Most important Spanish settlement in East Texas. Site of an earlier Spanish mission and a town built by Gil Ybarbo in 1779.
Spanish explorer who drowned off Galveston Island. Cabeza de Vaca was one of the survivors of the shipwreck.
U.S. buys Louisiana territory from France for $15 million in 1803. Doubled the size of the U.S.
A Native American village with joined, flat-roofed buildings.
Words of William B. Travis written from the Alamo before its fall.
Date that the Convention of 1836 Declares Independence from Mexico.
Cousin of Stephen F. Austin who wrote a series of letters describing everyday life in Austin's colony
Spanish conquistador who imprisoned Moctezuma and destroyed Tenochtitlan in 1519
Early settler who opened one of the first schools for girls in Texas
Spanish explorer who crossed the Plains from the Grand Canyon to the Arkansas river in search of gold at Cibola and Quivira.
The "Lexington of Texas". First Battle of the Texas Revolution.
Name given to the first three hundred families to settle in Austin's colony.
French outpost established by La Salle on Matagorda Bay in 1685
1519--First European to explore the Texas Coast