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  2. History of Texas - Wikipedia

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    [106] [107] This launched the Texas Revolution, and over the next three months, the Texian Army successfully defeated all Mexican troops in the region. [108] On March 2, 1836, Texans signed the Texas Declaration of Independence at Washington-on-the-Brazos, effectively creating the Republic of Texas. The revolt was justified as necessary to ...

  3. French colonization of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The French colonization of Texas started when Robert Cavelier de La Salle intended to found the colony at the mouth of the Mississippi River, but inaccurate maps and navigational errors caused his ships to anchor instead 400 miles (640 km) to the west, off the coast of Texas. The colony survived until 1688.

  4. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first European colony, Caparra, was founded on August 8, 1508, by Juan Ponce de León, a lieutenant under Columbus, who was greeted by the Taíno Cacique Agüeybaná and who later became the first governor of the island. [22] Ponce de Leon was actively involved in the Higuey massacre of 1503 in Puerto Rico.

  5. History of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 January 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...

  6. Robertson's Colony - Wikipedia

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    Robertson's Colony was an empresario colonization effort during the Mexican Texas period. It is named after Sterling C. Robertson , but had previously been known by other names. It has also been referred to as the Nashville Colony, after the Tennessee city where the effort originated, the Texas Association, the Upper Colony, and Leftwich's ...

  7. Mexican Texas - Wikipedia

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    Stephen F. Austin was the first empresario to establish a colony in Mexican Texas. There was no shortage of people willing to come to Texas. The United States was still struggling with the aftermath of the Panic of 1819, and soaring land prices within the United States made the Mexican land policy seem very generous. [19]

  8. Old Three Hundred - Wikipedia

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    1833 map of Coahuila and Texas; Austin's Colony is the large pink area in the southeast.. The "Old Three Hundred" were 297 grantees who purchased 307 parcels of land from Stephen Fuller Austin in Mexican Texas.

  9. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    While many sources state that Mexico recognized the independence of the eastern portion of Texas, the treaties were rejected by the Mexican government. Texas formally handed over sovereignty to the United States in a ceremony on February 19, 1846. [180] The annexation led to the beginning of the Mexican–American War a few months later. [180 ...