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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tejano | A Texan of Latin American, often Mexican descent |
| Migration | The movement of people from one area to another |
| Statehood | The legal status of a territory becoming a self-gov state within the U.S. |
| 49ers' | The people that migrated to California from 1848-1849 in hopes to find gold and make fortunes |
| Annex | To add a territory to ones own territory |
| Territory | The area of a country subject to any specific authority or jurisdiction |
| Boomtown | A fast-growing community |
| Joint Occupation | A situation in which people from two countries can occupy an area |
| Emigrant | A person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else |
| Canal | A man made waterway |
| Prairie Schooner | A canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800's |
| Mountain Man | An adventurer of the American West |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that the U.S. was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean |
| Transcontinental | Something going from one side of a continent to the other |
| Mormon | Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Mexican Cession | 1848 |
| Oregon territory | 1846 |
| Gadsden Purchase | 1853 |
| Louisiana Purchase | 1803 |
| Texas Annexation | 1845 |
| U.S. | 1783 |
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