| 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 | HeSettled 300 Americans families in the province of Texas |
| Benito Juarez | a Mexican president (was Indian) who fought for a better life for the poor |
| Zachary Taylor | General in the U.S army during Mexican American War and later became the 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 | President during the Mexican American War |
| 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 | A mestizo priest that continued the fight for Mexican Independence |
| Conservative | They wanted a monarchy, they were generally rich criollo landowners and did not support the constitution |
| Liberal | They wanted a republic and were generally people of the middle class |
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