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Social Studies Vocab
New Social Studies Vocab
Question | Answer |
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To take over a territory and make it part of a larger territory | annexation |
An agreement to stop fighting | armistice |
soldiers who fight on horseback | cavalrymen |
A written Statement outlining the basic laws for a state or country | constitution |
an announcement | declaration |
people who represent other people at a meeting | delegates |
people given land grants by the Mexican government to make a settlement and recruit people to live there. | empresarios |
To send goods out of a country or a state | export |
the act of moving to a new country | immagration |
to bring goods to a country or state. | import |
a religious and military outpost established by the Spanish during colinization. | mission |
a person who raises livestock such as cattle and horses. | rancher |
to select or get the services of someone | recruit |
additional men used to build more strength. | reinforces |
a military strategy in which troops surround an area and cut off outside access to force a surrender | siege |
to give up | surrender |
people living in Mexican Texas between 1821 and 1836 | Texians |
growing very well | thriving |
ability for the people to have say in goverment | democracy |
a person who has absolute power | dictator |
a person who lives on the frontier. | frontiersman |
A Mexican born texan | Tejano |