Vocabulary Flashcards

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Bilingual

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A person who can speak two languages.

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Convention

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A formal meeting held for a specific purpose.

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Delegate

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A person who is chosen to speak for a group.

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Revolution

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Sudden change of government, usually by force.

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Taxes

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Money that people must pay to a government for the services it provides.

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Dictator

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A leader with complete control over the government.

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Sam Houston

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A delegate in the April 1833 convention.

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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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President of Mexico; by 1835 many people began viewing him as a dictator.

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William B. Travis

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Wanted to break away from Mexico.

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Martin Perfecto de Cós

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Took 350 soldiers to San Antonio; this is when all the fighting began between TX and MX.