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Sam Houston | First President elect of the Texas Republic |
Mirabeau B. Lamar | First Vice President elect of the Texas Republic |
David Burnet | ad interim President |
Lorenzo de Zavala | ad interim Vice President |
Juan Seguin | left Alamo to find reinforcements - fought in the Battle of San Jacinto |
Susana Dickinson | Survived the Alamo - warned Sam Houston that Santa Anna was coming to fight |
Treaty of Velasco | Officially ended the Texas Revolution |
Constitution of 1836 | gave Texas civil, political and religious freedoms they did not have under the Law of April 6, 1830 |
Stephen F. Austin | arrested in Mexico City - led the Army of the People |
Battle of San Antonio | 5 day battle that was fought house-to-house and from the rooftops |
Grass Fight | Texans attack a wagon train that they think is carrying silver but is only carrying hay to feed the Mexican horses. |
Jim Bowie | Co-leader of the Battle of the Alamo that falls ill and is bed-ridden during the fight. |
William B. Travis | Co-leader of the Battle of the Alamo - writes famous letter requesting assistance |
Battle of San Jacinto | Texans attack the Mexicans while they are resting; the whole battle lasts 18 minutes. |
Roman Catholic | Religion under Mexican rule |
Slavery | Civil freedom gained by Texans with independence - depend on this for farming |
Goliad Massacre | Fannin and his men were ordered to be executed by Santa Anna |
Ben Milam | led the Battle of San Antonio - died in the fight - Texans win |
Santa Anna | Dictator of Mexico - led the Mexican Army at the Alamo |
George Childress | wrote the Texas Declaration of Independence |