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