| A | B |
|---|
| Moses Austin | Given a land grant in Texas by Spain in 1821 |
| Stephen Austin | Son of Moses who led settlers into Texas |
| Terms of settlement | become Mexican citizens and worship as Catholics |
| 1826 and 1829 | Years that the U.S. had tried to buy Texas from Mexico |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican dictator in 1832 |
| Tejanos | Mexicans who lived in Texas |
| Texan battle in Gonzales with Mexicans | known as "the Lexington of Texas" |
| Republic Of Texas | On March 2, 1836 Texas claims independence from Mexico and calls itself... |
| Alamo | Spanish mission where 200 Texans were killed in battle with Santa Anna |
| 12' high---5' thick | Walls of the Alamo |
| Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett | Volunteers who died at the Battle of the Alamo |
| February 23, 1836 | Date Santa Anna's troops arrived for battle at the Alamo |
| William Travis | Commander at the Alamo |
| 12 days | length of time Texans held on during the battle of the Alamo |
| 182---600 | Number of dead Texans and Mexicans at the battle of the Alamo |
| Goliad | site of the murder of hundreds of Texan soldiers by Mexican forces |
| "Remember the Alamo" | Texan battle cry at the Battle of San Jacinto |
| 18 minutes | Length of time for the Battle of San Jacinto |
| Lone Star Republic | nickname for the new nation of Texas |
| annex | to add on |
| GTT | "Gone to Texas" |
| Andrew Jackson | President of the U.S. at time of Texas' independence |
