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unit 4 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| patriot | a person who holds a deep love for his or her country |
| Garrison | military post |
| resolution | a formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people |
| reform | a change that result in an improvement |
| tariff | a tax on imported and exported goods |
| federal system | a system in which separate states from a national government and hold mostof the power while the national goverment hold less power |
| central government | a form of government in which the national government holds most of the power and the states have less |
| delegate | indivdualswho ate chosen to speak for a particular |
| ayuntamiento | the spanish term for the local city government |
| legislature | the branch of the federal and texas government that makes law |
| committees of safety & correspondence | loca; groups that told people what was going on in tgeir community during the texas and american revolutions |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a coutry |
| alcalde | a mexican official much like a mayor |
| compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up some of what they want in order to gain something important |
| provisional government | a temporary government used until an official one can be established |
| regular army | a force of full time soldiers who serve for a set period of time |
| siege | a military strategy in which which an army surrounds a town or fort bombards it and waits for the enemy to surrender |
| cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
| infantry | soldiers trained and armed to fight on foot |
| juan seguin | a tejano leader that chose to for texas in the revolution |
| culture | the customs ideas belief and skills of a people |
| reinforcements | extra soldiers sent to a place to make the force there stronger |
| bayonets | a long blade that can be attached to the end of a gun |
| barracks | a building in which soldiers live |
| tactical retreat | an organized pullback of troops from an enemy in order to gain an advantage |
| atrocity | a cruel or brutal act |
| james fannin | the leader of the volunteer army in the texas revolution |
| william travis | the leader of a small force that protected the alamo 27 years old fought and died in the alamo |
| ratify | to approve |
| bicameral | made up of two houses the senate house |
| unitary | undivided |
| ad interim | temporary |
| george | writer of the republic texas constitution and declarationof independence |
| protege | someone who receives support and guidance from another person in order to learn a skill or position |
| courier | a messenger snt on an urgent mission |
| skirmish | brief fight between two small groups of soliders |
| war coincil | a meeting of army leaders to plan a course of action for a battle |
| siesta | a brief nap or rest taken after the noon mea; |
| institutional ioan | money lent by a bank to a business |
| manifest destiny | THE BRIEF THAT THE UNITED STATES HAD THE RIGHT AND DUTY TO EXPAND TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN |
| negotiate | to reach an agreement through compromise |
| renege | to back out of an agreement |
| adjutant | a staff officer who assists the commanding offcer |
| antonio lopez de santa anna | mexican dictator |
| cabinet | in government a grop of people who take charge of certain duties |
| foreign policy | a government plans to deal with issues outside of the country |
| domestic policy | a government plans to deal with issues inside of the country |
| interest | the price paid for the use of borrowed money |
| archive | collections of important public documents such as constitutions and other public records |
| curren | the money used in a country |
| joint resolution | an act of both house of congress that has the power of iaw |
| veteran | a person who once served in the armed forces |
| subsistence farming | a way of farming in which the farm produes just enough income to support the farming family |
| cash crop | a crop that is grwn to be sold for a profit |
| meeting designed to reawaken strong religious beliefs | revival |
| public land | property owned by a government rather than an individual |