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unit 4 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| patriot | a person who holds 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 seperates states form a national government and hold most of the power, while the national government holds less power |
| central government | a form of government in which the national government 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 |
| legislater | the branch of the federal and Texas government that makes laws |
| committees of safety and 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 agreemant in which each sides give 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 |
| siege | a military strategy 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 customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people |
| juan seguin | a tejano leader that chose to fight for texas in the revolution |
| reinforcements | extra extra soldiers sent to place to make the force there stronger |
| bayonets | a long blade that can attached to the |
| barracks | a building in which soldiers live |
| tactical retreat | an organized pullback of troops from 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. |
| ratify | to approve |
| bicameral | made up of two houses; the Senate &House |
| unitary | undivided |
| ad interim | temporary |
| George Campbell Childress | writer of the republic of texas constitution and decleration ofindependence |
| protege | someone whom recieves support and guidence from another person in order to learn a skill or position |
| courier | a messenger sent on an urgent mission |
| skirmish | a brief fight between two small groups of soldeirs |
| war council | a meeting of army leaders to plane a course of action for battle |
| siesta | a brief nap or rest taken after a noon meal |
| institutional loan | money lent by a bank to a buisness |
| manifest destiney | the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand to the pacific ocean |
| negotiate | to reach an agreenment through compromise |
| renege | to back out of an agreement |
| adjuntant | a staff officer who assist the comaning officer |
| antonio lopez de santa ana | mexican dictator |
| cabinet | in government, a group of people who take charge of certain duties |
| forieghn policy | a governments plans to deal with issues outside of the country |
| domestic policy | a governments 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 such as constitutions and other public records |
| chief bowels | |
| edwin moore | |
| 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 farming in which the way the farm produces just enugh 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 religion beliefs |
| public land | property owned by a government rather than an individual |
| mary maveric |