Chapter 13 Vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| plus | in addition to
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| access | a way into something or someplace
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| joint occupation | situation in which people from two countries can occupy an area
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| mountain men | an adventurer of the american west
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| emigrant | person who leaves his or her country to live somewhere else
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| prairie schooner | a canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800s
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| manifest destiny | the belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
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| establish | to set up or create
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| remove | to take away
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| Tejano | a Texan of Latin, often Mexican, descent
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| decree | official order
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| barricade | to block off
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| annex | to add a territory to one's own territory
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| subjugate | conquer
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| usurpation | an unjust seizing of power
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| immutable | does not change
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| proffered | present for acceptance
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| rancho | ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West
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| ranchero | rancher, owner of a rancho
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| resource | something that can be used for benefit, especially land, minerals, and water
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| justify | to provide an explanation for
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| forty-niner | fortune-seeker who came to California during the Gold Rush
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| boomtown | a fast-growing community
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| vigilante | person who acts as police, judge, and jury without formal legal authority
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| constitution | a list of laws supporting a government
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| incorporate | to include, absorb
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