| A | B |
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| crude oil | petroleum that lies near the surface of the ground |
| stampede | a herd of cattle running wild |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| cavalry | a group of soldiers who fought on horseback |
| Melinda Rankin | 1811-1888 a Christian missionary, writer and abolitionist. |
| invention | a newly created product |
| gusher | an oil well that gives forth a lot of oil without being pumped |
| Jovita Ibar | 1885-1946 Formed the League of Mexican Women. Originally from Laredo |
| sharecroppers | a person who grows crops on someone else's land, then pays a part of that crop to the owner. |
| monarchy | a nation or state that is led by a king, queen or other ruler. |
| The Roaring Twenties | what people often call the 1920s, a decade of many exciting changes |
| confederacy | the government formed by the 11 Southern states that seceeded from the United States from 1861-1865. |
| plantation | a large farm where cash crops such as cotton or corn were grown. |
| James Hogg | 1885-1906 A Texas governor form 1891 to 1895. |
| Dom Joa | 1769-1826 Ruler of Portugal who puts his son, Prince Pedro, in charge of Brazil. |
| The Great Depression | a period of widespread economic hardship in the 1930s |
| cattle drive | a journey in which cowboys herded cattle north to railroad depots in the late 1800s. |
| reform | a change designed to make things better. |
| amendment | addition to the US Constitution |
| Terry's Texas Rangers | a group of cavalry soldiers led by Colonel Benjamin Franklin Terry, who fought for the Confederacy. |
| Ronald McKenzie | 1840- 1889 United States Army Colonel in the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon. |
| Archduke Francis Ferdinard | a noble in the line to rule the empire of Austria-Hungry who was killed which triggered the start of World War I |
| petroleum | a thick black liquid found underground, commonly called oil. |
