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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Vocab Cards #1-21
Term | Definition |
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Independence | Freedom from rule by another country. |
Tax | Money that a government collects from it's people,usually to pay for services. |
Representative | A person who speaks or acts for someone else. |
Revolution | A sudden,complete change in government. |
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 person owned and governed by a country. |
Treaty | An agreement between groups or countries. |
Equality | The slate of having the same right as all other people. |
Rebellion | A right against a government. |
Dictator | A government leader who take control by force and makes all important decisions. |
Grant | A gift of land given by a government. |
Empresario | A person who had received land as a gift from the Mexican government and could sell it to others. |
Militia | A group of unpaid citizens who act as an army. |
Tejano | A Texan who has Mexican ancestors. |
Bilinguel | Able to speak two languages. |
Title | The ownership of land or property. |
Anglo | A person whose ancestors came from Britain,a white person. |
Congress | The law making body of a government. |
Dispute | A disagreement. |