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Final Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indian Removal Act 1830 | Jackson's act, to "prevent bloodshed" Removing natives and putting them west of the mississipi |
| Cherokee | Government is based off U.S government sues for their land back (doesnt work, slimy us tactics) |
| General Winfield Scott | Tasked with transferring the Cherokee to Oklahoma, leads to the Trail of Tears |
| Trail of Tears | Massive unorganized movement of Cherokee nation by General Winfield Scott |
| Second Seminole War | Seminoles in Florida fight for their land |
| Republic of Texas | Republic of Mexico gives land to settlers from U.S Texans eventually want independence |
| Sam Houston | In line for prez, resigns as gov of Tennessee, runs away moves to texas, eventually general of texas army |
| Stephen F. Austin | believes war w, RofMexico and Texas is eminent, tries to compromise w Santa Anna and fails |
| William Barret Travis | WANTS WARRRR |
| Santa Anna | President of the Republic of Mexico "the Napoleon of Mexico" |
| The Alamo | Huge Texas loss, Alamo used as a stand against Santa Anna by James Bowie |
| James Bowie | Sent to clear the way for texas army against Santa Anna, uses the Alamo as a stand against his army Bowie Knife |
| David Crockett | Senator not re elected, goes to fight in Mexico war to gain power in texas government when they would win, goes to the Alamo and dies there |
| Battle of San Jasento | Santa Anna captured, released in new orleans to slow him down/stop him from making another army, mexico hates santa anna, Texas wants US to Annex them |