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Chapter 5 cards
settlers chapter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| independence | Freedom from rule by another country. |
| tax | Money that a government collects from its people, usually to pay for services. |
| representatives | A person who speaks for another person. |
| declaration | An official statement. |
| frontier | Land that lies beyond the settled part of a country. |
| pioneer | A person who first settles a new place. |
| territory | A place owned and governed by a country. |
| treaty | An agreement between a group or country. |
| equality | The state of having the same rights as all others. |
| rebellion | |
| dictator | |
| grant | |
| empresario | A person who had received land as a gift from the Mexican and could sell it to others. |
| militia | |
| Tejano |