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Texas Revolution
Social Studies Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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annexation | to take over a territory and make it part of a 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 for a state or country |
consultion | a meeting for the purpose of making disisions |
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 |
frontiersman | 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 |
militia | a group of citizen soldiers |
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 a territory |
Rancher | A person who raises livestock such as cattle orhorses |
Rebellion | Open resistance to one's government |
Recruit | To select or get the services of someone |
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 surrounding area in cut off 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 |
Alcalde | The mayor or chief judge of a town |
Anglo-Americans | White Americans of European descent |
Colonization | The act or process of forming colonies |
Democracy | Ability for the people to have a say in government |
Dictator | A person who is 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 |
Resolution | A formal expression of opinion |
Sharpshooter | A person skilled in shooting a gun |