| A Brief History of Texas |
Prior to 1519
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Indians of Texas
Caddo - S.E. Region
Karankawa - Gulf Coast
Apache - Roamed Western Plains
Comanche - Central and West Texas |
| 1867 | Medicine Lodge Treaty - Opened Land to
Settlement. |
| 1519 - 1685 | The Spanish claimed "Tejas" - Texas |
| 1685 | La Salle claimed the land for France |
| 1691 - 1821 | Spain reclaimed Texas |
| 1821 | Mexico and Texas declared their independence
from Spain. |
| 1836 | Texas declares their independence from Mexico.
and the Republic of Texas was formed. |
| 1845 | Texas admitted as the 28th state
to the United States of America
The Stars and Stripes became our national flag,
as a symbol of our unity. |
| 1846 | Mexican-American War
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