History Vocab. ~ Chapter 7

Squatter
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Terms in this set (17)
Squatter
Someone who settles on public land under government regulation with the hopes of acquiring the title to the land
Guarantee
To assure or promise to secure against default
Convert
To bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
Overlander
Someone who travels overland to the West
Secularize
To transfer the use, possession, or control of something from church to civil authority
Civil
Of or relating to citizens
Mestizo
A person of mixed blood or ancestry
Vaquero
Men on horseback who herded cattle on haciendas
Ultimately
In the end, finally, or eventually
Empresario
A person who arranged for the settlement of land in Texas during the 1800s
ConventionAn assembly of persons who meet for a common purposeReinforcementAdditional assistance, material, or support to strengthen an existing situationAnnexationThe incorporation of a territory within the domain of a countryResolutionA formal expression of opinion, will, or intent vote by an official body or assemblyEnvoyA person delegated to represent one country to anotherSecureTo make free from risk of lossCedeTo give up by treaty