UNIT 3 VOCAB

Question 1

Foreign relations

Answer 1

the relationship between one country, its neighboring countries and the world

Question 2

Decree

Answer 2

the announcement of an order or law by the government

Question 3

Resolutions

Answer 3

the formal expression of an opinion, voted on by a group Ad Interim Government in place until an election can be held Convention a meeting or formal assembly of delegates, for the discussion of and action on official government matters

Question 4

Provisional Government

Answer 4

a temporary government

Question 5

Delegate

Answer 5

A person appointed or elected to represent others

Question 6

Ratify

Answer 6

to formally accept and approve

Question 7

Infantry

Answer 7

armed and trained soldiers that fight on foot

Question 8

Cavalry

Answer 8

armed and trained soldiers that fight on horseback

Question 9

Militia

Answer 9

an army of untrained, volunteer citizen soldiers

Question 10

War Party

Answer 10

political faction in Texas that supported fighting Mexico for their demands

Question 11

Peace Party

Answer 11

Political faction in Texas that supported diplomacy and negotiation to solve conflict with Mexico

Question 12

Rebellion

Answer 12

open defiance of authority

Question 13

Revolution

Answer 13

a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

Question 14

Siege

Answer 14

the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender

Question 15

Federalism

Answer 15

A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

Question 16

Republic

Answer 16

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

Question 17

Economy

Answer 17

the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.

Question 18

Compromise

Answer 18

an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

Question 19

Assimilation

Answer 19

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another 1836 The year Texas gained Independence from Mexico.

Question 20

Texians

Answer 20

Anglo-Americans living in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas Tejanos Texans of mixed Mexican and American Indian descent

Question 21

Treaty

Answer 21

a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries