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Chapter 13 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plus | in addition to |
| access | a way into something or someplace |
| joint occupation | situation in which people from two countries can occupy an area |
| mountain men | an adventurer of the american west |
| emigrant | person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else |
| prairie schooner | a canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800s |
| manifest destiny | the belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean |
| establish | to set up or create |
| remove | to take away |
| Tejano | a Texan of Latin, often Mexican, descent |
| decree | official order |
| barricade | to block off |
| annex | to add a territory to one's own territory |
| subjugate | conquer |
| usurpation | an unjust seizing of power |
| immutable | does not change |
| proffered | present for acceptance |
| rancho | ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West |
| ranchero | rancher, owner of a rancho |
| resource | something that can be used for benefit, especially land, minerals, and water |
| justify | to provide an explanation for |
| forty-niner | fortune-seeker who came to California during the Gold Rush |
| boomtown | a fast-growing community |
| vigilante | person who acts as police, judge, and jury without formal legal authority |
| constitution | a list of laws supporting a government |
| incorporate | to include, absorb |