Chapter 9 Vocabulary Activity 9 (Pp. 180 199)

Name______Class______Date______CHAPTER 9 Vocabulary Activity 9 (pp. 180–199) Life in Mexican Texas

IDENTIFY For each of the following, fill in the blank with the appropriate word, phrase, name, or place.

1. The pull of cheap ______and easy payment terms drew many immigrants to Texas.

2. Some people who went to Texas by water floated down the Mississippi River on long, low boats called ______.

3. In some Texas log homes, called ______cabins, an open passage

separated two rooms.

4. Quilting ______were popular on the frontier because women could socialize while they worked.

5. The most common frontier meats were beef, pork, and ______, or deer meat.

6. A few Texas settlers set up ______, or large farms that usually specialize in growing one kind of crop.

7. Most business in early Texas was conducted through ______, or the trade of one good or service for another.

8. Items that a country sells to other nations are called ______.

9. Items that a nation buys from other countries are called ______.

10. The Constitution of Coahuila y Texas described all of the powers and responsibilities of the city council, or ______.

DEFINE In the space provided, write a definition for each of the following terms.

11. G.T.T. ______

12. buckskin ______

13. squatters ______

14. sawmills ______

15. plantation ______