US History Chapter 7 vocab Flashcards
Someone who travels overland to the west.
Over lander
Someone who settles on public land under government regulation with the hopes of squiring the title to the land.
Squatter
A statement of assurance
Guarantee
To being over from one belief view or party to another
Convert
To transfer the use possession or control of something from church to civil authority.
Secularize
A person of mixed blood or ancestry
Mestizo
Men who herded cattle on haciendas
Vaqueros
Of or relating to citizens
Civil
In the end finally or eventually
Ultimately
A person who arranged for the settlement of Texas in the 1800s
Empresario
Incorporating a territory within the domain of a country.
Annexation
An assembly of persons who meet for a common purpose.
Convention
To strengthen by additional assistance material or support
Reinforcement
A person delegated to represent one country to another
Envoy
To give up by treaty
Cede