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vocab quiz 10
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tejas/Tejanos | original name for Texas and the people living within Texas |
| Presidios | military settlements that surrounded most missions |
| Land Grant | transfer of public land from a government to individuals for specific purposes (ex. land development, settlement, etc.). Land grants play a key role westward expansion and economic growth |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | the President of Mexico who led the Mexican army in the Battle of the Alamo and signed the document confirming Texas independence |
| Alamo | a mission building where 189 Texans lost their lives fighting the Mexican army |
| Siege | a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the goal of forcing the surrender of those inside - no one can leave or enter, no one can restock food / supplies / reinforcements |
| Sam Houston | Texan Army's commander and the first President of Texas |
| Battle of San Jacinto | the last battle of the Texas War of Independence, in which Sam Houston captured General Santa Anna and won the war |
| Lone Star Republic | the nickname for Texas as a result of their flag (had one single star) |
| Annexation | the act of adding something, usually territory |
| James K. Polk | the 11th US President who supported the ideas of manifest destiny and the annexation of Texas |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the US had the god given right to expand westward |