7th EOC Vocabulary List | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The influence of Spanish colonial heritage in Texas

City and place names from Spanish origin-El Paso, San Antonio, Rio Grande Valley, South Padre Island, etc.; speaking both English and Spanish; Spread...

Henry B. Gonzalez

This Texan helped to campaign against the bracero program and fight for the rights of Mexican Americans in Texas and nationally; 1st Mexican American...

Black Codes

Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War

poll taxes and literacy tests

How Southern states got around the 15th Amendment, guaranteeing African-Americans the right to vote.

Citizens

People who had the right to participate in government

Conquistadors (conquerors)

Spanish explorers, seek gold, silver, and control over land

Republicanism

A form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws

Democracy

government by the people

Mexican Cession

1848. Awarded as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo after the Mexican American War. U.S. paid $15 million for 525,000 square miles.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

(1848) treaty signed by the U.S. and Mexico that officially ended the Mexican-American War; Resulted in Mexican Cession; in exchange the U.S. gave Mex...

Mexican-American War

(1846-1848) The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.

Texas Secession

Texas secedes from the Union with the election of Abraham Lincoln; Sam Houston opposed it saying, "You may win southern independence, but I doubt it!"

Seceed

To leave or withdraw; to break away

American Civil War

1861-1865: War between North (union states) and South (confederate states) over issues surrounding slavery

1845

Texas was annexed by the United States as the 28th state

1861-1865

American Civil War fought over the issues of slavery, states' rights, and economic and sectional differences between the North and the South.

Texas Annexation 1845

Texas was originally part of Mexico. American settlers (led by Stephen Austin) received permission to move there (most settlers were cotton farmers)....

indigenous people

natives of an area who have been conquered or dominated by others who came later

convert

to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking

Catholicism

the religion practiced by the Spanish; faith the Indigenous people were forced to convert to

Spanish Missions

settlements set up by the Spanish in hopes of converting Native Americans to Christianity and "civilizing" them

Karankawa

inhabited the Gulf Coast of Texas from Galveston Bay to Corpus Christi, hunters & gatherers, fishermen, built canoes and long bows, thought to be the...

Spain's primary goal

Converting as many Indigenous people to Catholicism/Christianity and the Spanish way of life

Reasons for European Exploration

God, Glory, Gold

Battle of San Jacinto

(1836) Final battle of the Texas Revolution; resulted in the defeat of the Mexican army and independence for Texas; Santa Anna took a siesta and surre...

Battle of Gonzales

First battle in the Texas Revolution; Texans fought to keep a cannon that the Mexican troops were trying to take

Battle of the Alamo

February 24- March 6, 1836*During Texas's revolution against Mexico, Fort Alamo was attacked by the Mexican Army and 187 members of the Texas garrison...

Texas Revolution

the 1836 rebellion in which Texas gained its independence from Mexico

Lyndon B. Johnson

This Texan was a former educator who spent time teaching impoverished children on the Mexican border; as President he signed the civil rights act of 1...

Voting

making a choice among alternatives in an election

elections

a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.

House of Representatives

the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population

U.S. Senate

the upper house of Congress; based on a equal number.

Suffrage

the legal right to vote

abolish

to put an end to

civil rights

the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law

Dolores Huerta

Mexican American leader who worked to improve life for migrant farm workers; Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association; helped create the nati...

Cesar Chavez

Organized Union Farm Workers (UFW); help migratory farm workers gain better pay & working conditions

Barbara Jordan

She was the first African-American congresswoman to come from the deep South and first woman ever elected to the Texas Senate (1966); former lawyer an...

Belen Robles

First national female president of LULAC; Family came to the United States from Mexico (she was born in the U.S.); Education for Hispanics is an impor...

Lulu Belle Madison White

Civil Rights leader during the 1940s and 1950s who also campaigned for suffrage, equal pay for all, and desegregation of public institutions. She join...

Diane Nash

An African-American woman who was very involved in the civil rights movement, including the SCLC and the founding of SNCC. Nash was involved in planni...

John Lewis

American civil rights leader and politician best known for his chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and for leading th...

LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens)

This group was organized to support civil rights for all minorities in 1929

occurance

something that takes place

moisture

wetness caused by water; example: The Coastal Plains region has a climate that is humid due to moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.

Coastal Plains Region

Located in East/Southeast Texas. Has the most rain fall and greatest amount of natural resources. First indigenous groups to interact with European co...

North Central Plains Region

This region is located in the northern center of Texas with prairies and rolling or hilly plains throughout.

Great Plains Region

The area that is called the panhandle of Texas that sits between the Mts. & Basins and the Gulf Coastal Regions. This region contains prairies and rol...

Mountains and Basins Region

The Texas regions located to the west that borders Mexico. Physical Characteristics: Mountains, Basins, Deserts, and a few Rivers. Driest region in Te...

Individual Rights

Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.

branch (of government)

a part of government. There are 3 "branches" or parts of the US government

Spanish Colonial Influences on Texas

Sharecropping

A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of the crops.

Juneteenth

June 19th, the date celebrated as the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas

Reconstruction Era

The time after the Civil War between 1866 and 1877 when the institutions and infrastructure of the South were rebuilt.

Reconstruction Amendments

13th: abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, 14th: secured the rights of former slaves after reconstruction, 15th: pro...

economy

the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.

vital

necessary or essential to life

influence

having an effect or impact on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others

Slavery

the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages

organization

A group of people who work together to achieve some specific purpose

Separation of Powers

Constitutional division of powers between 3 branches that each have specific roles

Federalism

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Checks and Balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

Popular Sovereignty

A government in which the people rule by their own consent.

Judicial Branch

Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly/interprets laws; led by the Supreme Court

Legislative Branch

the branch of government that makes the laws; Congress-Senate and House of Representatives

Executive Branch

the branch of government that carries out/enforces laws; led by the President (federal government) and governor (state government)

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the Constitution; shows importance of individual rights

Constitutional Principles

An essential idea contained in the Constitution. Republicanism, checks and balances, separation of powers, federalism, popular sovereignty, individual...

laws

society's values and standards that are enforceable in the courts

document

written or printed piece of paper that contains official informationExample: the United States Constitution is a document that is used as a written pl...