TIMELINE IN TEXAS
1821 Mexico wins independence from Spain
(Mexico begins recruiting settlers to farm the northern frontier province)
1830 White farmers (and black slaves outnumber Mexicans in Texas (3 to 1)
1829 Mexico outlaws slavery and require all immigrants to convert to Catholicism
1834 General Santa Anna becomes dictator of Mexico
1836 Sam Houston and American settlers revolt and declare Texas an independent republic .
1836 Battle of the Alamo (American loss) and San Jacinto (American victory).
1836-1845 Annexation denied
1845 Texas becomes the 28th state in the Union via a joint resolution