TEXAS HISTORY POST CIVIL WAR VOCABULARY

A BLOCK OF PUBLIC LAND THAT A GOVERNMENT GIVES TO A BUSINESS, SCHOOL, OR OTHER ORGANIZATION.

A GROUP OF FIRMS THAT AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER TO DISCOURAGE COMPETITION

THE OIL FROM COTTONSEEDS

COMPLETE DISTRUCTION

A FACTORY IN WHICH MACHINES CUT TIMBER INTO LUMBER

A PIECE OF PAPER ISSUED BY A BANK THAT PROMISES TO PAY THE HOLDER A CETAIN SUM OF MONEY

THE PROCESSING OF RAW MATERIALS INTO GOODS FOR SALE

THE SEPARATION OF PEOPLE BY RACE OR RELIGION

A GROUP OF BUSINESSES THAT OFFER SIMILAR SERVICES OR MAKE SIMILAR TYPES OF GOODS.

A BANK CONTROLLED BY THE STATE RATHER THAN BY INDIVIDUALS OR CORPORATIONS.

THE GROWING OF CROPS FOR SALE IN ORDER TO MAKE A PROFIT

THE COMPLETE CONTROL OF A COMMODITY OR SERVICE IN A SINGLE INDUSTRY OR MARKET

TO ISOLATE OR SEPARATE TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE

A MACHINE THAT REMOVES THE SEED FROM COTTON

A DEDUCTION FROM THE AMOUNT PAID FOR SOMETHING

A SERIOUS CRIME THAT USUALLY RESULTS IN A JAIL SENTENCE

A BANK THAT PROVIDES EVERYDAY FINICIAL SERVICES TO BUSINESSES

A VAST AREA OF UNDEVELOPED PUBLIC LAND HELD BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT FOR FUTURE SALE

A FENCED IN AREA

A MILL THAT GRINDS GRAIN INTO FLOWER

A FIERCE TROPICAL STORM WITH WINDS OF AT LEAST 74 MPH

A LONG, BROAD SAND ISLAND LYING PARALLEL TO A SHORE THAT PROTECTS THE SHORE FROM THE EFFECTS OF

A PERON WHO RENTS A PLOT OF LAND FROM ITS OWNER AND PAYS FOR IT WITH A SHARE OF THE CROP.