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4th SS MW Ch 5
My World Ch 5 Vocab Revolution and the Republic of Texas
Question | Answer |
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tax | money a government charges in exchange for services. |
convention | a formal meeting. |
dictator | a ruler who does not answer to the people. |
rights | freedoms |
delegate | someone who represents other people. |
republic | citizens choose leaders to represent them. |
petition | make requests of the leaders or government. |
siege | is the surrounding of a place by enemy forces trying to capture it. |
non-combatants | people who were there, but did not fight in the war. |
preserve | means to keep in its original state. |
scout | a person who gathers clues about an enemy or location. |
retreat | leave the battlefield and not fight. |
scrape | a tricky situation or a problem. |
treaty | is a formal agreement between two countries. |
monument | a structure built to show respect for a past event. |
term | is the time a person serves in office after each election. |
economic | it relates to money and paying bills, |
debt | money owed to others. |