Early Statehood
Someone contracted by the Texas government to settle the land
Empresarios
These take graain and grind it into flour
Gristmill
A vast area of underdeveloped public land held by the state government for future sales
Open Range
the federal government's plan to restore the south to the Union after the Civil War
Reconstruction
the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean
Manifest Destiny
A factory where machines cut timber into lumber
Sawmill
A long rope with a noose at one end used to round up cattle
lariat
a person who rents a plot of land from it owner and pays for its use with aa share of the crops
tenant farmer
Being forced to leave a country
Exile
A block of public land that the governments gives to a business, school or other organization
Land Grant
An artificial way to supply water to land
irrigation
to withdraw from something,such as a nation
secede
judiciary
A tax on imported goods
Tariff
mounted soldiers
Dragoons
Exaggerated loyalty to the interest of a specific group
Permission to decide for yourself about current issues
popular sovereignty
Bank note
Reckless, bold oulaws
Despardo
A constitutional theory that states can invalidate constitutional laws they deem unconstitutional
Nullification