| Term | Definition |
| Believed that the Cherokees in Northeast Texas had no fair claim to their property | Mirabeau Lamar |
| Helped stop raids by Native Americans | Texas Rangers |
| Thought improving education was an important goal for Texas | Mirabeau Lamar |
| endured lots of heat, lack of food and water, and attacks by Native Americans | Santa Fe Expedition |
| The last president of Texas | Anson Jones |
| The first capital of Texas | Houston |
| The permanent location of the capital of Texas | Austin |
| In this skirmish, Texans tried to take Comanche negotiators as hostages | Council House Fight |
| Protected a family's possessions against seizure for nonpayment of debts | Homestead Act |
| Who suffered many hardships during the time of the Republic of Texas? | Mexican Texans |
| People paid in Land or money to relocate settlers to an area | Immigrant agent |