On October 2, 1835, rebellious Texans took shots at Mexican soldiers in the town of Gonzales. It was barely a skirmish, as the Mexicans left the battlefield without attempting to engage the Texans, but nevertheless "the Battle of Gonzales" is considered the first engagement of what would become Texas' War of Independence from Mexico. The battle, however, was only the start of the actual fighting: tensions had been high for years between the Americans who had come to settle Texas and the Mexican authorities. Texas formally declared independence in March of 1836: there were many reasons why they did so.
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French Indian War 1754-1763
Stamp Act March 22, 1765
Quartering Act May 3, 1765
Sons of Liberty August 4, 1765
Stamp Congress October 7-25, 1765
Boston Massacre March 5, 1770
Committee of Correspondence November 2, 1772
Tea Act December 16, 1773
Intolerable acts March 31, 1774
First continental of congress Septembeer 5, 1774
Revolutionary War April 1775- September 3, 1783
Boston tea party December 16, 1775
Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776
