Vocabulary Builder 3

The Republic of Texas

redbacks

noun –plpaper money…

issued (created) during the Lamar presidency…to resolve (remove) the

Republic’s debt

frontier

nounland…

that lies beyond the border…

of settled territory…where few people live

expenditure

nounmoney spent

Federalism

nouna form of government…

in which power is divided…

between the federal (national)

and state governments

Popular Sovereignty

nounrule by the people

squatter

nouna person who settles on…or uses land…that does

not belong to them

annexation

nounthe incorporation

(addition)…of a country or territory…into another

country or territory

cash crop

nouna field of produce grown for the purpose of being

sold

subsistence crop

nouna field of produce to be

used on the farm where it is raised

Manifest Destiny

pr nounthe belief that the United States must expand its

boundaries to the Pacific Ocean

NOW ANOTHER WAY!

nounland…

that lies beyond the border…

of settled territory…where few people livefrontier

noun –plpaper money…

issued (created) during the Lamar presidency…to resolve (remove) the

Republic’s debtredbacks

nouna person who settles on…or uses land…that does

not belong to themsquatter

nounrule by the peoplePopular

Sovereignt

y

nounthe incorporation

(addition)…of a country or territory…into another

country or territoryannexati

on

nouna field of produce to be

used on the farm where it is raisedsubsiste

ncecrop

pr nounthe belief that the United States must expand its

boundaries to the Pacific OceanManifest

Destiny

nouna form of government…

in which power is divided…

between the federal (national)

and state governmentsFederalism

nouna field of produce grown for the purpose of being

soldcash crop

Sam HoustonFirst and third President of the Republic who favored Native

Americans

Mirabeau LamarSecond President of the Republic

known as “the Father of Texas Education”

Chief BowlesLeader of the Cherokee nation

who refused to leave Texas.

Mary MaverickKept a journal of life on the Texas frontier that became a primary

source.

Jack Coffee HayesHero of the Battle of Salado Creek in which the Texans

defeated the Mexican army after they had taken San Antonio.

Anson JonesThe last president of the

Republic…who was in office…during the annexation of Texas.

Edwin W. MooreCommander…appointed by

Lamar…for the rebuilt Texas Navy.

William GoyensA free African American

blacksmith…Who interpreted Indian treaties…

for Sam Houston.

The Cordova Rebellion

A secret rebel force…of Cherokee and other East Texas tribes…

against the Republic.

Council House Fight

7 Texans and 35 Comanche died…which caused many deadly

raids.

Santa Fe Expedition

300 soldiers and merchants…with an invitation to join the Republic…were captured and

imprisoned in Mexico City.

Texas NavySix vessels…that became the most powerful force…in the

western Gulf of Mexico.

Texas RangersProvided their own horse, food, and guns…with almost no pay…

to protect settlers.