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ACOS 7.0 Vocabulary
4/7/26
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Squatter | qasomeone who settles on public land under government regulation with the hope of acquiring title to the land |
| guarantee | to assure or promise to secure against default |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| overlander | someone who travels overland to the West |
| secularize | to transfer the use, possession, or control of something from church to civil authority |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| vaqueros | men on horseback who herded cattle on haciendas |
| ultimately | in the end, finally or eventually |
| empresario | a person who arranged for the settlement of Texas in the early 1800s |
| convention | an assembly of persons who meet for a common purpose |
| reinforcement | additional assistance, material, or support to strengthen an existing situation |
| annexation | the incorporation of a territory within the domain of a country |
| resolution | a formal expression of opinion, will, or intent voted by an official body or assembly |
| envoy | a person delegated to represent one country to another |
| secure | to make free from risk of loss |
| cede | to give up by treaty |