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Match the following terms in column A with the corresponding definition in column B Column B Column A The Cherokee chief, who adopted Sam Houston Sam Houston as his son. The man who served as Secretary of Santa Anna War in the Republic of Texas along with Sam Houston as one of Texas’ first Senators. Andrew Jackson He was Vice President during Sam’s first term of office. He was also the 2nd President of the Republic. James Bowie Sam Houston’s friend and his political mentor. He was President of the US and the namesake of Sam’s 6th child. James A. Fannin The man who served as 4th and final President of the Republic of Texas. He was a skilled physician and Mirabeau B. Lamar diplomat. The commander of the Texas troops, whose men were taken prisoner by Anson Jones Santa Anna, and executed at Goliad. Commander of the Texas revolutionaries at the Battle of the William B. Travis Alamo. He refused to follow Sam’s orders. A legendary figure who defended the Thomas Jefferson Rusk Alamo. He is associated with a particular style of knife. The man who served as the first and Oolooteka third President of the Republic of Texas. He was a Senator and a Governor. The Mexican dictator who was David Crockett defeated at the Battle of San Jacinto. The man who defeated Sam Margaret Lea Houston Houston in his first bid for Governor. Sam’s slave who learned to read in Nancy Moffette Lea his Law office. A frontiersman and congressman Tiana Rogers from Tennessee who defended the Alamo and was known for his coonskin cap. Joshua Houston Sam Houston’s friend who is credited with writing the first history of Texas. “Aunt” Eliza Ravel Margaret Houston’s slave who did all the cooking in the kitchen next to the Woodland Home. Henderson Yoakum Sam Houston’s second wife who was part Cherokee Indian. Hardin L. Runnels Sam Houston’s first wife from Tennessee. Eliza Allen Sam Houston’s mother-in-law who was a frequent visitor to Huntsville. The third and final wife of Sam Houston and mother of his 8 children. .

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