| A | B |
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| Philip Nolan | first filibuster who formed an army to make Texas independent for his own $$$. |
| Neutral Ground Agreement | a compromise that created a neutral zone which helped stop border clashes. |
| Gutierrez-Magee expedition | Filibuster group of 1812 who failed but encouraged others to try to free Texas. |
| James Long | In 1819, declared Texas independent from Spain when he led a group from Natchez, Mississippi to Nacogdoches, Tx. |
| Jane Long | Known as the "Mother of Texas" |
| Moses Austin | Stephen Austin's father who first asked to start a colony in Texas. |
| Stephen F. Austin | "Father of Texas" - Given permission to make a colony of 300 American families. |
| San Felipe de Austin | Center of colonial activity in Texas. Established on the banks of the Brazos River |
| Mary Austin Holley | wrote letters, diaries, and books that encouraged many settlers to move to Texas. S.F.Austin's cousin. |
| G.T.T. | Gone To Texas |
| Adams Onis Treaty | defined the exact boundries between Texas and Spanish territory. |
