| Term | Definition |
| Joint Resolution | is a legaslative measure that requires the approval of the senate and the house. |
| Maniano Arista | Was president of Mexico from 1851 to 1853 |
| James Pickney Henderson | was the first govenor of Texas |
| Din R. Runnels | Native of Mississippi and supporter of slavery |
| Edward Clark | Govenor of Texas from 1815-1880 |
| Fourteenth ammendment | secures rights to former slaves |
| Edment J Davis | Fourteenth govner of Texas |
| Thirteenth ammendment | Abolishes and prohibits slavery |
| Henry Clay | 8th,10th, and 13th speaker of U.S House of Reprisenatives. |
| James Pickney Henderson | was the first govenor of Texas |
| Vigilant | A person who breaks the law in order to prove what they believe. |
| Tariff | a schedual of duties implied by the goverment |
| Promassary Note | A promise to pay dept or loan. |
| Battle of Plum Creek | Battle that streched for 15 miles |
| Cabinet | includes the president and 15 heads of the department |
| Harri Castro | Was a emprassario |
| Textile | A flexible material made of artifical fibers. |
| Black codes | Used to control the freedom of ex-slaves |
| Blockade | Block,obstruct |
| Cash Crop | Grown directly for sale, or profit |