| A | B |
|---|
| Committees of Correspondence | Local groups sharing politcal and military information |
| Colonel Ugartecha | Mexican Commander at San Antonio |
| Colonel John H. Moore | Commanded 160 Texans at Gonzales |
| War Party | Favored an immediate declaration of independence |
| Peace party | agreed Texans should oppose Santa Anna, but objected to an immediate declaration of independence |
| provisional goverment | temporary government |
| municipalities | locally governed areas |
| regular army | full time, paid soldiers |
| Erastus "Deaf" Smith | army scout |
| Ben Milam | Killed when the Texas forces laid siege to the Mexican troops at the Battle of San Antonio |
| Captian Juan Seguin | Supporter of Texas independence; commanded a scouting party |
| vetoed | rejected |
| overrode | to pass over a veto |
| petition | request |
| March 2, 1836 | Texas Declartion of Independence is adopted |
| Executive Branch | Chief governing officer or officials |
| Legislative Branch | Lawmaking |
| Judicial Branch | Court branch |
| ad interim | temporary |
| David G Burnet | ad interim President of Texas |
