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unit 4 voc
| 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 results in an improvement |
| tariff | a tax on imported and exported goods |
| federal System | a system in which separate states form a national governmeant and holds most of the power |
| central Government | a form of governmeant in which the national governmeat holds most of the power and the states have less |
| Delegate | individuals who are chosen to speak for a particular group |
| ayuntamiento | the spanish term for the local city government |
| legislature | the branch of the federal and Texas govwernment that makes laws |
| committees of safety & correspondence | local groups that told people what was going on in their community during the texas and american revolutions |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a country |
| 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 served for a set period of time |
| Siege | a military stratary in 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 |
| culture | the cudtoms ideas beliefs and skills of a people |
| Juan Seguin | a tejano leader that chose to fight for Texas in the revolution |
| 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 of 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 alama. 27 years old Fought and died in the alamo |
| retify | to approve |
| bicameral | made up of two houses;the senate& house |
| unitary | undivided |
| ad interim | temporary |
| Georgeg campbell childress | writer of the republic of Texas constitution |
| protege | someone who receives support and guidance from anthother person in order to leaer a skill or poition |
| courier | a messenger sent on an urgent mission |
| Skirmish | a brief fight between two small groups of solider |
| war council | a meeting of army leaders to plan a course of action for a battel |
| siesta | a brief nap or rest taken after the moon meal |
| institutional loan | money lent by a bank to a business |
| Manifest Destiny | the belief 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 officer |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican dictator |
| cabinet | in gov. a group of people who take charge of certain duties |
| foreign policy | a gov. plans to deal with issues outside of the country |
| domestic policy | a gov. 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. |
| Currency | the money used in a country |
| Joint resolution | an act of both houses of congress that has the power of law |
| veteran | a person who once served in the armed forces |
| subsistence farming | a way of farming in which the farm produces just enough income to support the farming family |
| cash crop | a crop that is grown to be sold for a profit |
| revival | meeting designed to reawaken strong religious beliefs |
| public land | property owned by a gov. rather than an individual. |