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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) | 33 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 | 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 | |
| 5 | a general on the texas side that battled santa's anna's army in the alamo battle | 4 sets | |
| 6 | president of the lone star republic of texas | 4 sets | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | commander of the texas army at the battle of san jacinto; later elected president of the republic of texas | 3 sets | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | elected president of the republic of texas in october 1836 | 2 sets | |
| 11 | commander of the army | 2 sets | |
| 12 | wanted texas to become a state so it would be protected incase mexico invaded to get it back | 2 sets | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | elected leader of the lone star republic of texas | 2 sets | |
| 16 | tennessee native whose troops defeated the mexican army at san jacinto. he was the first president of the independent republic of texas. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | consultation made him commander of a regular, but with no army to command | 2 sets | |
| 18 | first president of texas | 2 sets | |
| 19 | 1st president of the republic of texas | 2 sets | |
| 20 | commander of the texas militia | 2 sets | |
| 21 | 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 | |
| 22 | led texas rebels at san jacinto and became the first president of the republic of texas | 2 sets | |
| 23 | first president of the lone star republic | 2 sets | |
| 24 | helped mexico gain independence. | 2 sets | |
| 25 | president of texas who calls for annexation. | 2 sets | |
| 26 | the first president of texas | 2 sets | |
| 27 | first president of the republic of texas. | 2 sets | |
| 28 | former tn govener; tragic marriage, alcoholism, livbing with indians, texas | 2 sets | |
| 29 | led texans to defeat mexicans and claim independence | 2 sets | |
| 30 | the only man at the meeting with military experience | 2 sets | |
| 31 | the hero of the new independent nation of texas and one of the earlier presidentsof texas, houston texas was named after him | 2 sets | |
| 32 | leader of texas troops in war of independence from mexico in 1836; elected 1st president of independent texas. | 2 sets | |
| 33 | he led the group to defeat santa ana and gain texas | 2 sets | |
| 34 | elected president of texas in 1836 | 1 set | |
| 35 | led a small army in a surprise attack against santa anna's armya san jacinto where texans shouted, "remember the alamo!" | 1 set | |
| 36 | hero of san jacinto, 3rd president | 1 set | |
| 37 | man who was placed in command of the texas army | 1 set | |
| 38 | president of texas who also was the leader of the texas army | 1 set | |
| 39 | general; at the battle of san jacinto he defeated mexicans and took santa anna prisoner | 1 set | |
| 40 | us politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for texas from mexico and to make it a part of the us, president of the lone star republic of texas | 1 set | |