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4th SS MW Ch 5
My World Ch 5 Vocab Revolution and the Republic of Texas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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. |