| A | B |
|---|
| Hendrick Arnold | posed as a runaway slave to spy on Santa Anna |
| infantry | foot soldiers |
| cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
| Twin Sisters | 2 cannons sent by the people of Cincinnati to help the Texans |
| Groce Plantation | where Houston trained his troops |
| Buffalo Bayou | where Houston planned to fight Santa Anna |
| Sabine River | settlers fled past this river during the Runaway Scrape |
| San Jacinto | battle that ended the fight for independence |
| Loreenzo de Zavala | opened his home to wounded soldiers during the Battle of San Jacinto |
| Texas navy | cut off supply route for the Mexican army |
| Houston delayed facing Santa Anna | to train his troops |
| Houston delayed facing Santa Anna | to wait for reinforcements |
| Houston delayed facing Santa Anna | because he was badly outnumbered |
| Texas troops got mad at Houston | they hated drilling in the rain and mud |
| Texas troops got mad at Houston | The Mexican army was burning their homes |
| Texas troops got mad at Houston | they wanted to fight the Mexicans, not retreat |
| the United States | source of many volunteers who arrived to help fight |
| massacre | to kill many people at one time |
| why Santa Anna lost | Santa Anna had bad strategy bit wouldn't admit it |
| public treaty | Santa Anna promised to exchange soldiers who were prisoners of war |
| public treaty | Santa Anna promised never to fight the Texans again |
| public treaty | Santa Anna promised to order all Mexican forces out of Texas |
| angry Texan army officers | wanted to execute Santa Anna as a war criminal |
| burn every town and settlement | Santa Anna's strategy as he invaded Texas |
| Seguin and his men | were Tejanos |
| hats with cardboard stuck in brim | signal that Tejanos were part of Texan forces |
| rear guard | watch for scouts or stray enemy soldiers |
| heading for Harrisburg | Houston showed he was ready to fight Santa Anna |
| easy defeat of Mexican troops | they were not expecting an attack |
| secret treaty | Texas would give Santa Anna safe escort to Mexico |
| to meet with U.S. General Gaines | reason Texas troops thought they were retreating to East Texas |
