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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 the results in an improvement |
| tariff | a tax on imported and exported goods |
| federal system | a system in which separate states from a national government and hold most of the power, while the national government holds less power |
| central government | a from 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 |
| legislature | 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 Revolution |
| 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 an army surrounds a town or fort, bombards it, and waits for the enemy to surrender. |
| cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
| infantry | soldier's trained and armed to fight on foot |
| culture | the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people |
| Juan Seguin | a Tejano leader the chose to fight for Texas in the revolution |
| reinforcement | extra soldiers sent to a place to make the force there stronger |
| bayonets | a long blade the 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 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 and house |
| unitary | undivided |
| Ad Interim | temporary |
| George Campbell Childree | writer of the republic's of Texas Constitution and Declaration of Independence |
| protégé | 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 soldiers |
| war council | a meeting of army leaders to plan a course of action for a battler |
| siesta | a brief nap or rest taken after the noon 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 comparision |
| renege | to back out of an agreement |
| adjustant | a staff officer who assist the commanding officer |
| Antonio Lopez dee Santa anna | Mexican dictator |
| cabinet | in government, a group of people who take charge of certain duties. |
| foreign policy | a government plans to deal with issues outside the of the country |
| domestic policy | governments plans to deal with issues inside of the country |
| interest | the price paid for the use of borrowed money |
| archive | collections of important publics documents such as constitution 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 profit |
| revival | meeting designed to reawaken strong religious beliefs |
| public land | property owned by a government rather than an individual |
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