| A | B |
| 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 |