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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Squatter | Someone who on public under government regulation with the hope of acquiring to the land |
| Guarantee | to assure or promise to secure agains defaul |
| convert | to bring over from one belief view or party to another |
| overlander | someone who travels overland the west |
| secularize | to transfer the use possessio or control of something from church to civil authority |
| Civil | of or relating to citizens |
| Mestizo | a person of mixed blood or ancestry |
| Vaqueros | men on horseback who herded cattle on haciendas |
| 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 strengyhen an existing situation |
| annextion | the icorporation of a territory wihin the domain of a county |
| Resolution | a formal expression of opinion will or intent voted by an official body or assembly |
| envoy | a person de;egated to represent one country to another |
| secure | to make free from risk of less |
| cede | to give up by treaty |