Caddo, They grow a surplus of crops allowed them to, establish a permanent settlement. , Spanish settlers , Were responsible for the construction of missions such as this one throughout Texas, Texas Navy, Lamar built In hopes Mexico would recognize Texas as independent., The Battle of Gonzales, First event/battle of the Texas Revolution, Santa Anna, (Dictator of Mexico) Reputation for being merciless at the Battle of the Alamo., Jack Coffe Hays, a legendary Texas Ranger and officer who was a prominent figure in both the Republic of Texas era and the Mexican-American War., Sam Houston, First president of Texas and led the Texan forces to an overwhelming victory at the Battle of San Jacinto., William B Travis, Commander at the Alamo know for his Victory or Death letter., Cabeza de Vaca, Shipwrecked on Texas coast, lived with Native Americans and wrote a book about his experiences in Texas , Alvarez de Pineda, Mapped the Texas coast in 1519 which gave Spain Political control of Texas. , Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , A peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, by the United States and Mexico, ending the Mexican-American War, US-Mexican War , a conflict sparked by the US annexation of Texas and a border dispute over the Rio Grande, Texas Rangers , to protect settlers from Native American attacks and bandits, and later to serve as law enforcement for the vast, sparsely populated frontier of Texas., Mirabeau B. Lamar, Increased debt, made conflicts with Native Americans and Mexico worse, built up Texas Navy, Spanish Conquistadors, Explorers from Spanish that explored for gold, god, and glory, Anglo-American settlers , Americans that came to Texas for inexpensive land to build farms and ranch (cattle), Mexican Constitution of 1824, Created a Federal Republic and gave Texans more control of local government, Texas Constitution of 1836, created a separation of powers, defined rights, and set up a new system of government, Compromise of 1850, Resolved the issue of over slavery in new territories, and boundary dispute between Texas and the New Mexico Territory, State Colonization law of 1825, Mexican law that encouraged immigration to the province of Coahuila and Texas by offering land grants for farming, ranching, and commerce. I, Federalist Party, sought to restore the Constitution of 1824 and a system of stronger state governments against the centralist government of Antonio López de Santa Anna..

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