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Texas Revoloution
Vocabulary game
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| annexation | to take over a territory and make it part of a larger territory |
| armistice | an agreement to stop fighting |
| 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 by state or country |
| Consultation | A meeting for 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 make a settlement in recruit people live there |
| Export | To send goods from out of a country state |
| Frontiersmen | People who live on the frontier |
| Immigration | The act of moving into a new country |
| Import | To bring goods into a country or state |
| Inspection | The act of carefully looking over something |
| Miltlia | A group of citizen soldiers |
| Mission | A religious and military outpost established by the Spanish during colonazation |
| Plantation | A type of large farm found in the Southern United States |
| Provinces | Districts or Regions of a territory |
| Rancher | A person who raises livestock such as cattle or horses |
| Rebellion | Open resistance to one's government |
| Recruit | To select or get services from someone |
| Reinforcements | Additional men used to build more strength |
| Retreated | Left a battle feild |
| Revoloution | An act of overthrowing or replacing one government with another |
| Secede | To leave a country and start a new government |
| Siege | A military strategy in which troops surround an area and cut of outside access to force a surrender |
| Surrender | To give up |
| Tejanos | Mexican born Texans |
| Texians | People living in Mexican Texas between 1821 and 1836 |
| Thriving | Growing very well |
| Transitions | The process of changing from one form to another |
| Alcade | The mayor, chief, or judge of a town |
| Anglo- americans | White Americans of European descent |
| Colonazation | The act or process of forming colonies |
| Democracy | Ability for people to have a say in government |
| Dictator | A person who has absolute power |
| Duels | Fights between two people |
| Heritage | Tradition and culture passed down at birth |
| House of Representatives | A group of elective officials who have the power to make and pass laws |
| Minister | A government representative in a foreign country |
| Resoloution | A formal expression of opinion |
| Sharpshooter | A person skilled at shooting a gun |
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