Life in Mexican Texas

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People who settled on land without government approval.

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Squatters

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Long, low boats used to transport goods and people.

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Flatboats

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Log cabins that had two rooms separated by an open passage.

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Dogtrot Cabins

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Large farms that usually specialized in growing one kind of crop; relied on slave labor.

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Plantations

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Devices that separate cotton fibers from seeds. It cleans the cotton before it is turned into thread.

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Cotton gins

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Animal hide used for making clothing.

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Buckskin

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The trade of one good or service for another.

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Barter

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Items that a country sells to other nations.

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Exports.

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People who were hired by the American government to stir up trouble in Texas.

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Filibusters

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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of Anglos coming to Texas? Anglos could buy land for extremely cheap, Anglos did not have to pay taxes for 10 years under the Mexican government., Anglos did not have to pay taxes for 6 years under the Spanish government

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Anglos had to convert to Catholicism