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Texas Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Annexation | To take over a territory and make it part of a lager one |
| Armistice | An agreement to stop fighting |
| Cavalrymen | Soldiers who fight on horseback |
| Declaration | An announcement |
| Delegates | People who represent other people at a meeting |
| Export | To send goods out of the country or state |
| Frontiersmen | People who live on the frontier |
| Immigration | The act of moving to a new country |
| Import | To bring good into the country or state |
| Mission | A religious and military outpost established by the Spanish during colonization |
| Rancher | A person who raises live stock |
| Recruit | To select or get the services of someone |
| Reinforcements | Additional men used to build more strength |
| Siege | A military strategy in which troops surround an area and cut off outside assess to force a surrender |
| Surrender | To give up |
| Texains | People living in Mexican Texas Between 1821 and 1836 |
| Tejanos | Mexican-born Texan |
| Thriving | Growing very well |
| Constitution | A written statement that outlining basic laws for the state or country |
| Democracy | Ability for people to stay in the government |
| Dictator | A person who has absolute power |
| Empresario | A person given a land grant by the Mexican government |