| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876) |
| Sam Houston | United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863) |
| Moses Austin | First America to receive Spanish land grant in Mexico, later Texas. He died and passed land to his son. |
| Benito Juarez | a Mexican president (was Indian) who fought for a better life for the poor |
| Agustin Iturbide | Finally led Mexico to independence. |
| Zachary Taylor | 12th President of the United States |
| Winfield Scott | United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866) |
| James K Polk | 11th President, led US to war with Mexico |
| Miguel Hidalgo | - Mexican priest and revolutionary. Although the revolt he initiated (1810) against Spanish rule failed, he is regarded as a national hero in Mexico's struggle for independence from Spain. |
| Jose Morelos | Mexican priest who continued the Rebellion in Mexico. |
| Conservative | conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class |
| Liberal | a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
| Grito de Dolores | Father Hidalgo's Cry for freedom; In response an army of Mestizo's was forme and then Hidalgo was captured and executed |
| Guanajuato | This was the Spanish source of gold and silver for three centuries. |
| Catholic Church | any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church |
| Anglo Americans | Whites of British descent. |
| Alamo (battle of) | The first battle of Texas Independence. |
| San Jacinto (battle of) | The Battle that ended the war with Mexico and Texas. |
| Manifest Destiny | The American dream of having the country reach both coasts. |
| Buena Vista (battle of) | in 1847 United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in the Mexican War |
| Cerro Gordo (battle of) | Battle in which Santa Anna and the last of his men tried to defeat the Americans by intimidation of larger forces. |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | treaty ending the war with mexico |
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