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Texas wins Independence
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History
8th Grade
01/04/2012

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Stephen Austin
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Lead settlers into Texas. Only about 4,000 Mexicans live there.
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Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
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came to power in Mexico. Two year later he threw out Mexican Constitution. People thought that he was going to drive all Mexican's out of Texas.
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Tejanos
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Mexicans who live in texas. They wanted to get rid of Santa Anna.
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Sam Houston
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Commander of the army. Volunteers of many nationalities, as well as African Americans and Tejanos, joined the fight for Texan independence from Mexico.
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Alamo
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An old Spanish mission which was a battle.
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William Travis
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commanded the Texans inside the mission.
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Battle of San Jacinto
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lasted only 18 minutes.
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Lone Star Republic
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nickname of their nation.
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