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Unit 6 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
extinction completed destruction
dragoon mounted soldiers
guerrilla 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 a skilled hunter and he and his band of Indians repeatedly 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 who harmed 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 with a noose at one end used to round up cattle
quarantine to isolate or separate to prevent the spreading of disease
drovers people who move livestock to market
remuda a group of spare horses used on a cattle 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 a regions economy & population
strike a work stoppage to force an employers to meet certain demands
enclosure fenced in areas
felony a serious crime that usually results in a prison sentence
dominate to be the most common
eliminate to remove or get rid of something
enable to allow
commercial agriculture the growing of crops for sale in order to make profit
bonds certificates issued by a corporation 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 gives to a business , school , or other organization
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 stretched from one side of the United States to the other.
cease to stop happening
incentive a reward that encourages a certain behavior
surplus an amount of something this is more than 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 & 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 items are scares, and demand for those items are high, the prices increases.
depressions a period of low economic activity & high unemployment
cotton gin a machine that removes the seeds from the cotton
cottonseed oil the oil from cottonseeds
bank notes a piece of paper issued by a bank that promises to pay the holder a certain sum of money
commercial bank a bank that handles everyday financial services to business
state chartered bank banks controlled by the state rather than by and individual or corporation
gristmill a mill that grinds grain into flour
sawmill a machine that cuts timbers into boards
charter a contract 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 control of a commodity or service in a single industry
trolley a streetcar powered by overhead electric cables
segregation the separation of people by race
lynching the murder of a person by mob action and without a fair trial
Commodity something that is bought & 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 back to use
barrier island an island that protects a coast from the damaging effects of the tide
hurricanes a tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour
roughneck field hands who work in the oil 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
wildcaters people who took great risks by drilling in areas not known to have oil
reliable able to be trusted to provide something that is needed
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