front 1 Manifest destiny | back 1 the belief that the United States was destined by God to extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean |
front 2 Mountain Men | back 2 an adventurer of the American West |
front 3 Vigilante | back 3 a person who acts as police, judge, and jury without formal legal authority |
front 4 Decree | back 4 an official order |
front 5 Baracade | back 5 to block off |
front 6 Tejano | back 6 a Texan, of Latino, often Mexican, descent |
front 7 Joint Occupation | back 7 a situation in which people from two different countries can occupy an area |
front 8 Emigrant | back 8 a person who leaves his or her country to live else where |
front 9 Forty niner | back 9 a fortune-seeker who came to California during the Gold Rush |
front 10 Boomtown | back 10 a fast-growing community |
front 11 Prairie-schooner | back 11 a canvas-covered wagon used by pioneers in the mid-1800s |
front 12 Ranchero | back 12 a rancher, owner of a rancho |
front 13 Annex | back 13 to add a territory to one's own territory |