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The New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments is established by the New York State Constitution of 1777. Camden, Burke and Nash Counties, North Carolina are created. Waightstill Avery becomes the first North Carolina Attorney General. Washington County, North Carolina is founded (now Tennessee). [14] Colebrook Township, Pennsylvania is settled.
Texas Declares Independence. Austin and Tanner map of Texas in 1836 Detail of the Republic of Texas from the Lizars map of Mexico and Guatemala, circa 1836. March 2 – The Texas Declaration of Independence is signed by 58 delegates at an assembly at Washington-on-the-Brazos and the Republic of Texas is declared. [1]
March 4, 1777 The Continental Congress returned to Philadelphia after the threat to it by British forces ended. [25] [26] June 4, 1777 New Connecticut was renamed Vermont. [34] [32] Disputes: September 27, 1777 The Continental Congress fled Philadelphia after the American defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, and briefly met in Lancaster ...
His exploits at the Battle of Paoli on Sept. 20, 1777, begin one of the many stories that made Brady a legend. At Paoli, the British had surprised the Americans while they were in camp. The ...
Spanish Texas was one of the interior provinces of the colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1519 until 1821. Spain claimed ownership of the region in 1519. Slave raids by Spaniards into what became Texas began in the 16th century and created an atmosphere of antagonism with Native Americans (Indians) which would cause endless difficulties for the Spanish in the future.
Native Americans in East Texas began to settle in villages shortly after 500 BC, farming and building the first burial mounds. They were influenced by the Mississippian culture, which had major sites throughout the Mississippi basin. [9] In the Trans-Pecos area, populations were influenced by Mogollon culture. Early Ceramics date back to ca ...
On March 19 the Texas troops marched into an open prairie outside of Goliad during a heavy fog. When they stopped to rest their animals, Urrea and his main army surrounded them. The Texas force numbered at least 300 soldiers, and the Mexicans had 300 to 500 troops. With no choice but battle, James Fannin chose to stand and fight near Coleto Creek.
Juneteenth, a commemoration of freedom for the last African American slaves in Texas, will be celebrated nationwide this week.. It was on June 19, 1865 that General Order No. 3 was issued to Texas ...