| A | B |
|---|
| rodeo | round up the animals |
| vaquero | a worker on a rancho |
| cattle | cows raised for their meat |
| tallow | fat from the cattle |
| candles | made from tallow and used for lighting |
| adobe | bricks made from hay and straw |
| brick | used in the 1870s to build houses |
| theater | where you could see a play |
| drought | a long period without rain |
| Charleston | popular dancing music from the 1920s |
| flappers | women who danced the Charlston in the 1920s |
| skyscrapers | very tall buildings |
| movies | moving pictures with sound |
| real estate | the business of selling or buying land or buildings |
| land grant | free land from the MX government |
| slaughter | to kill an animal |
| brand | to mark and animal with your initials |
| soap | used to wash up and get clean |
| overland | to travel by land |
| wood | made from trees to build houses in the 1870s |
| population | number of people |
| desert | the hottest region of California |
| jazz | slow music played in the 1920 |
| bobbed | short haircut used by women in the 1920s |
| fiesta | a party on a rancho |
| oil | a natural resource |
