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tx history voc final
tx history voc final
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7th Grade
05/24/2011

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GTT
Definition
a mark left behind when settlers moved to Texas
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Anglo Americans
Definition
term used to describe English-speaking settlers from the United States
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filibuster
Definition
an adventurer who engaged in a rebellious activity in a foreign country
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Tejano
Definition
a person of Mexican descent living in Texas
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emigrate
Definition
to leave home to settle elsewhere
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cede
Definition
to surrender by treaty or agreement
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George Thomas Wood
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second governor of Texas
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legislature
Definition
a government body that has the power to make or pass laws
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Zachary Taylor
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general who led US Army troops in the War with Mexico
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Mexican Cession
Definition
agreement in which Mexico surrendered all land between Texas and the Pacific Ocean
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abolitionist
Definition
a person who wanted to end slavery
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Manifest Destiny
Definition
the idea that expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean was certain
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famine
Definition
a severe food shortage
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John O. Meusebach
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brought more than 2000 settlers to New Braunfels
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Juan Cortina
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rancher who believed that Tejanos were not being treated fairly
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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law that contained a provision allowing citizens to decide whether to permit slavery
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secede
Definition
to withdraw formally
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Henri Castro
Definition
founded a colony along the Medina River, west of San Antonio
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