| A | B |
| Mirabeau Lamar | Father of Education in Texas |
| Stephan F. Austin | Father of Texas |
| Sam Houston | first President of the Republic of Texas |
| expenditure | money paid out |
| revenue | money received |
| Santa Fe Expedition hardship | heat |
| Santa Fe Expedition hardship | lack of food and water |
| Santa Fe Expedition hardship | attacks by Native Americans |
| constitutional law | no consecutive terms as president |
| Buffalo Hump | led attacks to avenge the deaths during the Council House Fight |
| reason Texas annexation delayed | Mexico did not recognize Texas as independent |
| reason Texas annexation delayed | the U.S. did not want to offend Mexico |
| reason Texas annexation delayed | keeping the balance of slave and free states |
| manifest destiny | the idea that God intended the U.S. to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
| the Texas Rangers | patrolled central Texas |
| the Texas Rangers | reduced raids by Native Americans |
| arguments for annexation | most Texans immigrated from the U.S. |
| arguments for annexation | the U.S. would help provide protection from Mexico |
| Lamar's policies on Native Americans | Native Americans had no right to the land they claimed |
| Lamar's policies on Native Americans | Cherokees moved north of the Red River |
| Lamar wanted strong military | so Mexico would be forced to recognize the Republic of Texas |
| Houston's effort to relieve debt during his second term | reduced the salaries of government officials |
| Houston's effort to relieve debt during his second term | eliminated many government positions |
| Houston's effort to relieve debt during his second term | cut the size of the Texas Army |
| treaties at Bird's Fort and Torrey's Trading House | guaranteed calm for several years |
| 1845 Joint Resolution | Texas had to vote to approve annexation |
| 1845 Joint Resolution | Texas has to adopt a state constitution |
| James K. Polk | President of the U.S. when Texas became a state |
| 28th state | Texas |
| the Archives War | dispute between Texas Government officials and Austin residents |
| Regulator-Moderator war | feud in the "neutral zone" |
| the Mier expedition | invasion of Texas force into Mexico |
| the Woll invasion | invasion of Mexican forces that captured San Antonio |