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Unit 6 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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extinction | complete destruction |
dragoon | mounted soldiers |
guerilla | soldiers who are not part of a regular army |
desperado | reckless bold outlaws |
salt creek massacre | kiowa tribe leaders and 100 kiowans raided a wagon train, killed 7 Anglos and burned all their wagons |
Quanah parker | the son of comanche chief, peta nocona and cynthia ann parker. He was skilled hunter and he and hie band of indians reapetedly outwitted the u.s army and ruled the texas plains |
industry | the processing of raw materials into goods for sale |
avenge | to harm or punish someone that harmed or punished you |
beneficial | producing good, helpful results or outcomes |
confined | trapped in a very small area |
merge | to join or come together |
vaquero | spanish cowboys |
lariat | a long rope wiht a noose at the end used to round up cattle |
quarantine | to isolate or separate to prevent the spreading of a disease |
drovers | people who move livestock to market |
remuda | a group of spare horses used on a catlle drive |
mustang | wild horses |
open range | a vast area of undeveloped public land held by the state government for future sale |
internal improvements | changes to a community that help boost the economy and population |
strike | a work stoppage to force an employers to meet certain demands |
enclosure | fenced in areas |
felony | a serious crime that usually resolts in jail time |
dominate | to be the most common |
eliminate | to remove or get rid of something |
enable | to allow |
reliable | able to be trusted to provide something that is needed |
commercial agriculture | the growing of crops for sale in order to make a profit |
bonds | certificates issued by a coroporation or the government that promise to repay with interest the amounts borrowed from the buyers |
land grants | a block of public land that a government that promise to repay with interest the amounts borrowed from buyers |
irrigate | an artificial way to supply water to land |
interest | the price paid for the use of borrowed money |
southern pacific railroad | the most important railroad company in 1883. They completed a second rail line that streched from one side of the untied states to the other |
cease | to stop happening |
incentive | a reward that encourages certain behavior |
surplus | an amount of something that is more that what is needed |
tenant farmers | a person who rents a plot of land from its owner and pays for its use with a share of the crop |
supply and demand | a law of economics that states that when the supply of an item is greater than the demand for it, the prices drop. On the other hand, when item are scarce, and the demand for an item are high, the price increase |
depressions | a period of low economic activity and high unemployment |
cotton gin | a machine that moves the seeds from the cotton |
cottenseed oil | the oil from cotton seeds |
bank notes | a piece of paper issued by a bank that promises to pay the holdr a certain sum of the money |
commercial bank | a bank that habdles everyday financial services to businesses |
state charted bank | banks that are controlled by the state rather than by an individual or corporation |
gristmill | a mill that grains mill into flour |
sawmill | a machine that cuts timbers into boards |
charter | a contracte or agreement |
enable | to make something able to do something |
innovation | a new idea, device, or method |
regulate | to make rules that help control something |
capitol | a building in which the lawmakers meet |
rebates | a deduction from the amount paid for something |
trusts | a group of firms that agree to work together to discourage competition |
monopoly | The complete controle of a commodity or service in a single industry |
trolley | a streetcar that is powered by overhead electric cables |
segregation | the separation of people by race |
lynching | the murder of a person by a mob action and without a fair trial |
commodity | something that is bought and sold |
diplomacy | the quality of being skilled at dealing with people without causing bad feelings |
dwindle | to gradually become smaller |
embrace | to accept readily and gladly |
rampant | spreading quickly; out of control |
revive | to become strong and active again;to bring something to use again |
barrier island | an island that protects the coast from the damaging effects of the tide |
hurricanes | a tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour |
wildcaters | people who take great risks by drilling in areas not know to have oil |
roughneck | field hands who work in the industry |
spindletop | south of beaumont, an area where oil was struck that was a major source of oil in the state of Texas |
infrastructure | the basic equipment and structures, such as roads and bridges that are needed for a country or city to function properly |