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An American Vision
Chapter 9: Key Terms
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History
11th Grade
01/10/2010

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Manifest Destiny
Definition
idea popular in the United States during the 1800s that the country must expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean
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squatter
Definition
someone who settles on public land under government regulation with the hopes of aquiring the title to the land
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overlander
Definition
someone who travels overland to the West
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Tejano
Definition
Spanish-speaking inhabitants of Texas
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empresario
Definition
a person who arranged for the settlement of Texas in the 1800's
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annexation
Definition
incorporating a territory within the domain of a country
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envoy
Definition
a person delegated to represent one country to another
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cede
Definition
to give up by treaty
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