| A | B |
|---|
| annex | formally include |
| Bear Flag Republic | independent country, California |
| cede | give control over to another person or group |
| Lone Star Republic | The Republic of Texas |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief that the US should expand from sea to sea |
| mountain man | fur trappers that settled the West |
| rendezvous | French word for get together |
| siege | military tactic of surrounding a city and bombarding for a long period of time |
| Tejanos | name given to Mexicans living in Texas |
| vigilante | someone who enforces order unofficially |
