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Unit 4 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pariot | a person who holds a deep love for his or her country |
| garisson | milltary post |
| resalution | a fromal act or desion agreed to by a group of people |
| reform | a change that results in an improvement |
| tarriff | a tax on importaed and exported goods |
| federal system | a system in witch seperate states |
| central government | a former of government in which the government holds most of the power and the states |
| delegate | individuals who are chosen to speak for a particular |
| ayuntamiento | the spanish term for the local city goverment |
| legislature | the branch of the federal and texas government and 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 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 |
| 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 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 | undivded |
| Ad Interim | tempary |
| George Campbell Childress | writer of the Republic of Texas Constitution and Declaration of Independence |
| protege | someone who receives support and guidance 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 soliders |
| war council | a meeting of army leaders to plan a course of action for a battle |
| nstitutional 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 |
| adjutan | a staff officer who assists the commanding officer |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | Mexican dictator |
| cabinet | in government, a group of people who take charge of certain duties |
| foreign 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 constitutions and other public records |
| currency | the money used in a country |
| joint | an act of both houses of congress that has the power of the law |
| vetran | a person who has served in the armed forces |
| susistence farming | a way of farming in which the farm produces just engough imcome to support the farming family |
| cash crop | a crop that is grown to be sold for a profit |
| reviav | meeting designed to rewaken stonger beliefs |
| public land | prpoerty owned by the goverment rather than a induviual |
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