Chapter12 Flashcards
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Stephen Austin
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Led the first American settlers into Texas
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Manifest Destiny
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Idea that America is providentially ordained to possess the North American continent.
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Sam Houston
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President of the Republic of Texas
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Santa Anna
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Mexican dictator who fought at the Alamo
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Alamo
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Fortress used as the battlefield between Santa Anna and Sam Houston
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Dark horse
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Nominee who is not a serious presidential candidate and not much is known about
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Zachary Taylor
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Commander of American troops at Rio Grande, hero of Mexican war