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unit 4 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Patriot | a person who holds a deep loves for his or her country |
| Garrison | millitary post |
| Resolution | a Formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people |
| reform | a change that results in an inportant |
| tariff | a Tax on inportant and exported goods |
| Federal System | a system in which separate states form a national government and holds most of the power , while the national Government holds less power |
| Central Government | a form of Government in which the national government hold 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 government that make laws |
| committees of safety and correspondence | local group that told people what was going on in their community during the Texas and Amercian Revolution |
| dictator | a ruler who has complete power over a country |
| Alcalde | a Mexican offical, much like a mayor |
| compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up of some of what they want in order to gain something importa |
| Provisonal Government | a tempary government used until an offical one can be establish |
| Regular army | a Force of full time soldiers who serve a set period of time |
| Siege | a millitary strategy in which an army surrounds a town or fort, bombardsit, and it waits for the ememy to surrender |
| cavalry | soldiers on horse back |
| infantry | soldiers trained and armed to fight on foot |
| culture | the customs ,ideas beliefs, and skills of people |
| Juan Seguin | a Tejano leader that choose to fight on foot |
| reinforcements | extra soldiers sent to a place to make the forces there stronger |
| bayonets | a long blade that can be attached to the end of a gun |
| barracks | a building in which soldiers lives |
| tactical retreat | an organized pullback of troops from an ememy in order to gain an advantg |
| atrocity | a cruel act or brutal act |
| James Fannin | leader of the volunteer army in the Texas revolution |
| ratify | to approve |
| bicameral | made up of two house; the Senate & House |
| unitary | undivided |
| Ad Interim | temporary |
| George Cambell Childress | writer of the Republic of texas Constitution and declaration of indepence |
| protege | someone who recives support and guidance from another person in order to learn a skill or postion |
| courier | a messenger sent to a urgent mission |
| skirmish | a brief fight between two small groups |
| war council | a metting of army leaders to plan a course of action for a battle |
| siesta | a brief nap or rest taken after the afternoon |
| insitution loan | money lent by a bank t buisnees |
| Manifest destiny | belief that the united states had the right to expand to the Pacific ocean |
| negotigate | to reach a agreement through comprise |
| renege | to back out of an agreement |
| adjutant | a staff offiers who assists the commanding offiier |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican director |
| cabient | in government a group of people who takes chrage of certain duties |
| foreign poilcy | a government plans to deal with issues outside pf the country |
| domestic poilcy | a government plans to issues inside the country |
| interest | the price paid for the use of borrwed money |
| archive | collections of important public documents such as consitutions and other public records |
| chief bowles | |
| Edwin Moore | |
| currency | the money used in a country |
| joint resolution | an act og both houses of Congress that has power over the law |
| veteran | person who once served in the ar |
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