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texas revolution

vocabulary game

TermDefinition
alcalde the mayor or chief judge of a town
Anglo-Americans white Americans of European descent
coloization the act or process of forming colonies
democracy ability for the people to have a say in government
dictator a person who has absolute power
duels fights between two people
empresario a person given a land grant by the Mexican government to make a settlement and recruit people to live there
heritage tradition and culture passed down at birth
house of Representative representatives a group of elective official who have the power to make and pass laws
militia A group of Citizen soldiers
minister A government representative in foreign country
province A District or region of a territory
Resolution A formal expression of opinion
Sharpshooter A person skilled in shooting a gun
Annexation To take over a territory and make it part of a larger territory
armistice an agreement to stop fihgting
cavalrymen soldiers who fight on horseback
colonies countries or areas under the control of another country ;a group of people living there
constitution a written statement outlining the basic laws for a state or country
consultation a meeting for the purpose of making decisions
declaration an announcement
delegates people who represent other people at a meeting
empresarios people given land grants by the Mexican government to make a settlement and recruit people to live there
export to send goods out of a country or state
frontiersmen people who live on the frontier
immigration the act of moving to a new country
import to bring goods into a country or state
inspection the act of carefully looking over something
mission a religious and military outpost established by the Spanish during colonization
plantation a type of large farm found in the southern united states
provinces districts or regions of territory
rancher a person who raises livestock such as cattle or horses
rebellion open resistance to ones government
reinforcements additional men used to build more strength
retreated left a battlefield
revolution an act of overthrowing and replacing one government with another
secede to leave a country and form a new government
siege a military strategy in which troops surround an area and cut off outside access to force a surrender
surrender to give up
Tejanos Mexican born Texan
Texians people living in Mexican Texas between 1821 and 1836
thriving growing very well
transitions the process of changing form one form to another
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