| A | B |
|---|
| Henry Clay | drafted the Compromise of 1850 |
| Zachary Taylor | Texas general who then became US President in 1848 - "Rough and Ready" |
| Sam Houston | one of Tx's first two senators |
| Mariano Arista | Mexican general who fought at Palo Alto |
| John Slidell | sent to Mexico to ease tensions |
| Thomas J Rusk | President of Constitutional Convention of 1845, helped form the new state government. |
| Stephen A Douglas | took charge of the Compromise of 1850 legislation |
| James P Henderson | first (1st) governor of Texas |
| Winfield Scott | General who stormed (charged) in Mexico City. |
