| A | B |
|---|
| Vasquez | invaded Texas and occupied San Antonio, Goliad and Refugio |
| Edwin W. Moore | appointed by Lamar to command the Texas Navy |
| President Tyler | favored bringing Texas into the Union |
| President Polk | strangely wanted Texas to be annexed win U.S. election of 1844 |
| legislature | a organied body of people having the power to make laws |
| cession | the transfer of land from one country |
| cede | to give up especially by treaty |
| census | a complete count of the population by the government |
| abolitionist | a person who works to end slavery |
| convention | a meeting of delegates of a political party to form policies and select candidates |
| amend | to change |
| blight | a disese of injury of plants |
| mercantile | relating to merchants |
| descendant | ancestor |
| first governor of Texas | Henderson |
| second governor of Texas | Wood |
| third governor of Texas | Bell |
| Whigs | represented business and commercial interests |
| democrats | represented farmers and laborers |
| republicans | opposed extension of slavery |
| LaBranche | first American representative of Texas |
| Slidell | sent to negotiate with Mexico |
| hard money | gold or silver |
| wheelwright | repairs wheels |
| tannery | makes leather |
| foundry | casts metal |
| developing | agricultural region |
| bounty | a reward or grant |
| cash crop | crop produced for sale |
| gristmill | a place where grain is ground |
| cotton gin | an invention to gin cotton |
| raft | draft wood |
| fachwerk | building where heavy timber support a structure |
| fiesta | festival |
| capital | money set aside foa specific purpose |
| interest | income received from capital |
| calico | a cotton fabric with colored patterns |
| Gail Borden | invented |
| secede | to withdraw from an organization |
| conscription | enrollment for military |
| unionist | supports union |
| sovereign | having supreme power |
| vigilante | member of a group acts as police power |
| perpetual | continuing forever |
| blockade | to block or obstruct |
| homespum | croase-looking woven fabric |
| ordinance | the order or directive |
| Jefferson Davis | President |
| Ft. Sumter | held out a Union fort, War started here |
| Robert E. Lee | Commander of South |
| Ulysses S. Grant | commander of Union, President |
| John Wilkes Booth | asassinated Lincoln |
| renegade | rejects lawful behavior |
| sinew | tender |
| agent | a grant official |
| bill | a proposed law |
| commissary | a storehouse for food and goods |
| paunch | a belly |
| campaigned | connected series of military operations |
| SATANTA | most famous Ricow Chief |
| lone wolf | Ricow took revenge death of son |
| VICTORIO | war chief sruggled for Apache independence |
| black horse | comanche; could not bring themselves to reservation life |
| ten bears | comanche people should be able to run freely |
| striking eagle | advised against war |
| horseback | comanche lead his people to reservation |
| kicking bird | comanche lead his people to reservation |
| QUANAH parker | spent ten years to stop the spread of Anglos |
| wild horse | spent ten years to stop the spread of Anglos |
| General Sherman | sent from D.C. to investigate the situation |
