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| The possession and settling of an area shared by two or more countries. |
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| Frontiersman living in the wilderness. |
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| A person who leaves a country or region to live somewhere else. |
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| Idea in the 1800s that the United States must expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean (coast to coast). |
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| A Mexican who claims Texas as his home. |
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| Person who arranged for the settlement of land in Texas during the 1700s. |
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| Order of decision given by one in authority. |
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| To add a territory to one's own territory. |
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| Huge properties for raising livestock set up by Mexican settlers in California. |
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| Mexicans who lived in Mexico. |
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| People who went to California during the Gold Rush. |
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| Community experiencing sudden growth in business or population. |
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| People who take the law into their own hands. |
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