| A | B |
|---|
| mountain man | fur trapper or explorer who discovered trails through the Rocky Mountains |
| Jedediah Smith | famous mountain man |
| Jim Beckworth | fmouns mountain man |
| land speculator | person who buys land in the hope that it will increase in value and bring in a profit |
| Santa Fe Trail | trail from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Oregon Trail | trail from Missouri to the Oregon trail |
| Mormon | member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Brigham Young | Mormon leader |
| Tejano | person of Spanish heritage who considers Texas his or her home |
| Stephen Austin | started American colony in Texas |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | President of Mexico |
| Sam Houston | first president of the Republic of Texas |
| William Travis | army leader at the Battle of the Alamo |
| Juan Seguin | Tejano leader at the Battle of Alamo |
| Battle of the Alamo | key battle for Texan independence |
| Lone Star Republic | nickname of the Texas republic |
