Westward Expansion

Commander of the Texas forces fighting against Mexico and the first president of the Republic of Texas.

• Stephen Austin

• Davy Crockett

• John C. Frémont

• Sam Houston

President of Mexico who discarded the Mexican constitution and made himself dictator.

• Stephen Austin

• Davy Crockett

• John C. Frémont

• Antonio López de Santa Anna

A hero of the Mexican War, elected president in 1848.

• Winfield Scott

• Joseph Smith

• Zachary Taylor

• William Travis

Founder of the Mormon religion.

• Joseph Smith

• Zachary Taylor

• William Travis

• Marcus Whitman

Leader of the Mormons to Utah.

• Zachary Taylor

• William Travis

• Marcus Whitman

• Brigham Young

Leader of a three-hundred-family settlement in Texas.

• Stephen Austin

• Davy Crockett

• John C. Frémont

• Sam Houston

Leader of the campaign to take Mexico City, “Old Fuss and Feathers.”

• Winfield Scott

• Joseph Smith

• Zachary Taylor

• William Travis

Missionary who worked in Oregon with his wife.

• Zachary Taylor

• William Travis

• Marcus Whitman

• Brigham Young

“The Pathfinder” who took control of California in 1846.

• Stephen Austin

• Davy Crockett

• John C. Frémont

• Sam Houston

Well-known frontiersman who fought and died at the Alamo.

• Stephen Austin

• Davy Crockett

• John C. Frémont

• Sam Houston