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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 results in an improvement |
| tariff | a tax on important and exported goods |
| a system in which separate states form a national government and hold most of the power, while the national government holds less power | |
| a form of government in which the national government holds most of the power and the states have less. | |
| individuals who are chosen to speak for a particular group | |
| the Spanish term for the local city government | |
| the branch of the federal and Texas government that makes laws | |
| local groups that told people what was going on in their community during the Texas and American Revolutions | |
| a ruler who has complete power over a country | |
| a Mexican official, much like a mayor | |
| an agreement in which each side gives up some of what they want in order to gain something important | |
| a temporary government used until an official one can be established | |
| a force of full-time soldiers who serve for a set period of time | |
| a military strategy in which which an army surrounds a town or fort, bombards it, and waits for the enemy to surrender. | |
| soldiers on horseback | |
| soldiers trained and armed to fight on foot | |
| the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people | |
| a Tejano leader that chose to fight for Texas in the revolution | |
| extra soldiers sent to a place to make the force there stronger | |
| a long blade that can be attached to the end of a gun | |
| a building in which soldiers live | |
| an organized pullback of troops from an enemy in order to gain an advantage | |
| a cruel or brutal act | |
| the leader of the volunteer army in the Texas revolution | |
| the leader of a small force that protected the Alamo. 27 years old. Fought and died in the Alamo | |
| to approve | |
| made up of two houses; the Senate & House | |
| undivided | |
| temporary | |
| writer of the Republic of Texas Constitution and Declaration of Independence | |
| someone who receives support and guidance from another person in order to learn a skill or position | |
| a messenger sent on an urgent mission | |
| a brief fight between two small groups of soliders | |
| a meeting of army leaders to plan a course of action for a battle | |
| a brief nap or rest taken after the noon meal | |
| money lent by a bank to a business | |
| the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean | |
| to reach an agreement through compromise | |
| to back out of an agreement | |
| a staff officer who assists the commanding officer | |
| Mexican dictator | |
| in government, a group of people who take charge of certain duties. | |
| a governments plans to deal with issues outside of the country | |
| a governments plans to deal with issues inside of the country | |
| the price paid for the use of borrowed money | |
| collections of important public documents such as constitutions and other public records | |
| Chief Bowles | |
| Edwin Moore | |
| joint resolution | the money used in a country |
| veteran | an act of both houses of Congress that has the power of law |
| subsistence farming | a person who once served in the armed forces |
| cash crop | a way of farming in which the farm produces just enough income to support the farming family |
| revival | a crop that is grown to be sold for a profit |
| public land | meeting designed to reawaken strong religious beliefs |
| Mary Maverick | property owned by a government rather than an individual |
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