TEXAS HISTORY VOCABULARY - A

What does the term "abandon" mean?

• To succeed in doing something

• To leave and never return

• To obtain

• To assign

What is "absolute chronology"?

• The physical location of a place

• The order of events by date

• A mix of sun-dried earth and straw

• The structure of a population according to age

What does "accommodate" mean?

• To be flexible in the way rules are applied

• To recognize a person as having a particular status

• To act upon; to influence

• To assign

What is "adobe" used for?

• To build houses

• To influence

• To assign tasks

• To obtain resources

What is an "alliance"?

• A training session for air raids

• An agreement among countries to work together

• A large-scale farming operation

• The physical location of a place

What is an "alphabet agency"?

• A type of educational institution

• A government agency formed during the New Deal

• A company that sells books

• A language learning program

What does it mean to "alter" something?

• To destroy it

• To change it

• To ignore it

• To create it

What is the definition of "amend"?

• To create a new law

• To change a constitution or law

• To remove a law

• To ignore a law

Who is considered an "Anglo American"?

• A Hispanic person living in the United States

• A white person living in the United States who is not Hispanic

• A person from England

• A person from Latin America

What does "annexation" refer to?

• The separation of a country

• The incorporation of a country or territory into another

• The destruction of a territory

• The independence of a country