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| 1 | 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) | 38 sets | |
| 2 | first president of the republic of texas | 6 sets | |
| 3 | he became texas's president after texas delegates met and declared texas independent of mexico. houston retreated east to pick up recruits and surprised santa anna on a prairie near the san jacinto river. houston's army tore through the mexican lines and forced santa anna to sign a treaty recognizing the independence of texas. however, mexican govn't never ratified it. | 4 sets | |
| 4 | president of the lone star republic of texas | 4 sets | |
| 5 | 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), first president of the republic of texas | 4 sets | |
| 6 | a general on the texas side that battled santa's anna's army in the alamo battle | 4 sets | |
| 7 | commander of the texas army at the battle of san jacinto; later elected president of the republic of texas | 3 sets | |
| 8 | govenor of tennessee and texas, houston texas is named after him, and he was president franklin d. roosevelt and founder of the united nations. | 3 sets | |
| 9 | first president of texas | 3 sets | |
| 10 | commander of the texas militia | 2 sets | |
| 11 | first president of the lone star republic | 2 sets | |
| 12 | 1st president of the republic of texas | 2 sets | |
| 13 | 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. also first president of texas | 2 sets | |
| 14 | the hero of the new independent nation of texas and one of the earlier presidentsof texas, houston texas was named after him | 2 sets | |
| 15 | wanted texas to become a state so it would be protected incase mexico invaded to get it back | 2 sets | |
| 16 | a tennessee lawyer, congressman, and governor who became the leader of the texan rebels. he was also elected into the senate and the governorship of texas. it is due to this man that texas is part of the united sates today. his capture of santa anna forced santa anna to give up the land and sign a treaty stating that the rio grande was the southernmost border of the now american texas. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | commander of the army | 2 sets | |
| 18 | tennessee native whose troops defeated the mexican army at san jacinto. he was the first president of the independent republic of texas. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | consultation made him commander of a regular, but with no army to command | 2 sets | |
| 20 | former gov. of tennessee; adopted member of cherokee tribe; commander of tx army, victory at san jacinto; president of republic of texas; advocated tx joining union in 1845 | 2 sets | |
| 21 | first president of the republic of texas. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | elected leader of the lone star republic of texas | 2 sets | |
| 23 | this guy was the only man at the meeting of the alamo with military experience. he was placed in command of the texas army. | 2 sets | |
| 24 | the hero of the texas revolution who became the first president of the republic of texas | 2 sets | |
| 25 | led texas rebels at san jacinto and became the first president of the republic of texas | 2 sets | |
| 26 | he led the group to defeat santa ana and gain texas | 2 sets | |
| 27 | 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 | 2 sets | |
| 28 | elected president of the republic of texas in october 1836 | 2 sets | |
| 29 | the only man at the meeting with military experience | 2 sets | |
| 30 | a former governor of tn and proven military leader who lead texas. | 2 sets | |
| 31 | led texans to defeat mexicans and claim independence | 2 sets | |
| 32 | leader of texas troops in war of independence from mexico in 1836; elected 1st president of independent texas. | 2 sets | |
| 33 | the first president of texas | 2 sets | |
| 34 | former tn govener; tragic marriage, alcoholism, livbing with indians, texas | 2 sets | |
| 35 | helped mexico gain independence. | 2 sets | |
| 36 | president of texas who calls for annexation. | 2 sets | |
| 37 | he led the texas rebellion. | 1 set | |
| 38 | protege of andrew jackson; commander of texan forces during conflict with mexico and later president of repunlic of texas and governor opf the state of texas | 1 set | |
| 39 | the man that first helped texas gain independence by defeating santa anna. | 1 set | |
| 40 | comander of the texas force, led texans to defeat mexicans and claim independence | 1 set | |