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The 1600s (pronounced "sixteen-hundreds") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on 1 January 1600, and ended on 31 December 1609. The term "sixteen-hundreds" could also mean the entire century from 1 January 1600 to 31 December 1699. The decade was a period of significant political, scientific, and artistic advancement.
In early Texas statehood, things such as cotton, ranching, and farming dominated the economy, along with railroad construction. After 1870, railroads were a major factor in the development of new cities away from rivers and waterways. Toward the end of the 19th century, timber became an important industry in Texas as well.
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]
The world map by the Italian Amerigo Vespucci (from whose name the word America is derived) and Belgian Gerardus Mercator shows (besides the classical continents Europe, Africa, and Asia) the Americas as America sive India Nova', New Guinea, and other islands of Southeast Asia, as well as a hypothetical Arctic continent and a yet undetermined Terra Australis.
1843 – The Treaty of Bird's Fort between the Republic of Texas and several Indian tribes was signed at Bird's Fort in present-day Haltom City, Texas.Article XI of the treaty provided that no one may "pass the line of trading houses" (at the border of the Indians' territory) without permission of the President of Texas, and may not reside or remain in the Indians' territory.
Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Austin, TX. "Historical Maps of Texas Cities: Brownsville". Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin. Alicia A. Garza; Christopher Long. "Brownsville, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association.
The French colonization of Texas started in 1685 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.
Day, James M. (1964) Maps of Texas, 1527-1900: The Map Collections of the Texas State Archives, Austin: The Pemberton Press, pp. 13, 15–18, 20, 23, 25, 32 Taliaferro, Henry G.; Jane A. Kenamore and Uli Haller (1988) Cartographic Sources in the Rosenberg Library , Category:College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press for the Rosenberg ...