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ss vocab 14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| joint occupation | A situation in which people from two countries can occupy an area |
| Mountain man | an adventure of the American west |
| prairie schooner | A A canvas covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800s |
| emigrants | A person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else |
| manifest destiny | The belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific ocean |
| Tejano | A Texan of Latino often Mexican descent |
| decree | an official order |
| barricade | to block off |
| annex | to add a territory to one's own territory |
| ranchos | A ranch especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American west |
| ranchero | a rancher or owner of a rancho |
| forty-niner | A fortune Seeker who came to California during the gold rush |
| boom towns | A fast growing community |
| vigilante | A person who acts as a pole lease judge and jury without formal legal authority |