Chapter 9 - Life in Mexican Texas

People who settled on land without government approval.

• Squatters

• Flatboats

• Dogtrot Cabins

• Plantations

Long, low boats used to transport goods and people.

• Squatters

• Flatboats

• Dogtrot Cabins

• Plantations

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

• Squatters

• Flatboats

• Dogtrot Cabins

• Plantations

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

• Squatters

• Flatboats

• Dogtrot Cabins

• Plantations

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

• Cotton gins

• Buckskin

• Barter

• Exports

Animal hide used for making clothing.

• Cotton gins

• Buckskin

• Barter

• Exports

The trade of one good or service for another.

• Cotton gins

• Buckskin

• Barter

• Exports

Items that a country sells to other nations.

• Cotton gins

• Buckskin

• Barter

• Exports.

Prominent free African-American businessman from Nacogdoches.

• William Goyens

• Imports

Items that a country buys from other countries.

• William Goyens

• Imports