Unit 4: Mexican Texas and Revolution! Vocabulary Flashcards
Revolution
A specific type of war when the people rebel and fight against the current government.
Loyalists
In a revolution, loyalists do not agree with the rebellion and stand with the current government instead of the revolutionaries.
Republic
A form of government where the people vote for representatives to make laws who they believe will support their interests.
Mexico
Originally ruled by Native American tribes, then conquered and called New Spain, Mexico fought a long revolution and became an independent country in 1821.
Constitution
The first laws of a new country that explain how the government is going to be set up.
Legislature
The law-making branch of government (also called Congress in the United States) where representatives write and vote on laws.
Ratify
When enough representatives support a proposed law and it becomes an official law, usually by the president or governor signing it.
Siege
A military strategy where an army surrounds their enemy’s fort and doesn’t allow any supplies in or anyone to escape.
Manifest Destiny
A belief held by people in the United States that they had been given all the land to settle from “sea to shining sea” and should move west towards the Pacific.
Expansionism
A time period when United States grew and took over more and more territory in the west, including much of Mexico’s land.
A specific type of war when the people rebel and fight against the current government.
Revolution
In a revolution, loyalists do not agree with the rebellion and stand with the current government instead of the revolutionaries.
Loyalists
A form of government where the people vote for representatives to make laws who they believe will support their interests.
Republic
Originally ruled by Native American tribes, then conquered and called New Spain, Mexico fought a long revolution and became an independent country in 1821.
Mexico
The first laws of a new country that explain how the government is going to be set up.
Constitution
