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9 Cards in this Set
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Stephen F. Austin
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founded a colony for Americans in Spanish Texas
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Tejanos
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people of Mexican heritage who consider Texas their home
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
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Mexican president who led an army against Texas
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Sam Houston
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commander of the Texas army at the Battle of San Jacinto; later elected president of the Republic of Texas.
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Juan Seguin
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a Tejano hero of the Texas Revolution
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Battle of the Alamo
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battle between Texas and Mexico in 1836
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Lone Star Republic
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nickname of the republic of Texas once free from Mexico
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Tejas
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name the Spanish explorers gave present-day Texas
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annex
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join or merge territory into an existing political unit such as a country or state
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