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Texas Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to take over a territory and make it part of a larger territory | annexation |
| an agreement to stop fighting | armistice |
| soldiers who fight of horseback | cavalrymen |
| a written statement outlining the basic laws for a state or country | constitution |
| an announcement | declaration |
| people who represent other people at a meeting | delegates |
| a person given a land grant by the Mexican government to make a settlement and recruit people to live there | empresarios |
| to send goods out of a country or state | export |
| the act of moving to a new country | immigration |
| to bring goods into a country or state | import |
| a religious and military outpost established by the Spanish during colonization | mission |
| a person who raises livestock such as cattle or horses | rancher |
| to select or get the services of someone | recruit |
| additional men used to build more strength | reinforcements |
| a military strategy in which troops surround an area and cut off outside access to force a surrender. | siege |
| to give up | surrender |
| Mexican born Texans | Tejanos |
| people living in Mexican Texas between 1821 and 1836 | Texians |
| growing very well | thriving |
| ability for the people to have a say in government | democracy |
| a person who has absolute power | dictator |
| A Mexican born Texan | Tejano |