Vocabulary Builder 3 The Republic of Texas

redbacks

noun –pl paper money… issued (created) during the Lamar presidency… to resolve (remove) the Republic’s debt

frontier

noun land… that lies beyond the border… of settled territory… where few people live

expenditure

noun money spent

Federalism

noun a form of government… in which power is divided… between the federal (national) and state governments

Popular Sovereignty

noun rule by the people

squatter

noun a person who settles on…or uses land…that does not belong to them

annexation

noun the incorporation (addition)…of a country or territory…into another country or territory

cash crop

noun a field of produce grown for the purpose of being sold

subsistence crop

noun a field of produce to be used on the farm where it is raised

Manifest Destiny

pr noun the belief that the United States must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean

NOW ANOTHER WAY!

noun land… that lies beyond the border… of settled territory… where few people live frontier

noun –pl paper money… issued (created) during the Lamar presidency… to resolve (remove) the Republic’s debt redbacks

noun a person who settles on…or uses land…that does not belong to them squatter

noun rule by the people Popular Sovereignty

noun the incorporation (addition)…of a country or territory…into another country or territory annexation

noun a field of produce to be used on the farm where it is raised subsistencecrop

pr noun the belief that the United States must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean Manifest Destiny

noun a form of government… in which power is divided… between the federal (national) and state governments Federalism

noun a field of produce grown for the purpose of being sold cash crop

First and third President of the Republic who favored Native Americans Sam Houston First and third President of the Republic who favored Native Americans

Mirabeau Lamar Second President of the Republic known as “the Father of Texas Education”

Leader of the Cherokee nation who refused to leave Texas. Chief Bowles Leader of the Cherokee nation who refused to leave Texas.

Mary Maverick Kept a journal of life on the Texas frontier that became a primary source.

Jack Coffee Hayes Hero of the Battle of Salado Creek in which the Texans defeated the Mexican army after they had taken San Antonio.

Anson Jones The last president of the Republic…who was in office…during the annexation of Texas.

Edwin W. Moore Commander…appointed by Lamar… for the rebuilt Texas Navy.

William Goyens A 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.

7 Texans and 35 Comanche died…which caused many deadly raids. 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 Navy Six vessels…that became the most powerful force…in the western Gulf of Mexico.

Texas Rangers Provided their own horse, food, and guns…with almost no pay…to protect settlers.