History of Texas Before the 1500's, Texas was a massive land occupied by seven different kinds of Indian tribes. The seven tribes were: the Caddo's in east and northeast Texas, the Karankawa's ranged along the Gulf coast, the Coahuiltecan occupied the region along the lower Rio Grande, the Lipan-Apache were the furthest eastward and had the most contact with the early Texas settlements, the Comanche were in the north, and the Tonkawa lived in the …showed first 75 words of 1451 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1451 total…out numbered by the Mexicans ten to one. Even being out numbered so horribly they fought and only lost 31 troops while the Mexicans suffered 600 deaths and around 200 wounded. However, soon the Texans ran out of supplies and they were forced to surrender to the Mexicans. On December 29th, 1945 U. S. President James Polk followed through on a campaign platform promising to annex Texas, and signed legislation making Texas the 28th state of the United States.