Pre-Texas Revolution Vocabulary

What is a siege?

• army officer with a high rank

• dictator

• official agreement

• military operation

What is a decree?

• official order

• gathering of individuals to make an important decision

• ruler with total power

• military operation

What is a colonel?

• army officer with a high rank

• dictator

• official agreement

• military operation

What is a treaty?

• army officer with a high rank

• dictator

• written agreement

• military operation

What is a dictator?

• an elected official

• a king or queen

• ruler with limited power

• ruler with total power

What is a convention?

• army officer with a high rank

• dictator

• official agreement

• gathering of individuals to make an important decision

What is the vocabulary word that means- a person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home?

• Tejano
• Anglo
• Mestizo
• Texican

What empresario brought over the 'Old 300' to Texas?

• Moses Austin
• Stephen F. Austin
• Green De Witt
• Martin de Leon

What year did Mexico get independence from Spain?

• 1519
• 1718
• 1821
• 1836

What is a land agent that recruited settlers to live in Texas called?

• Vaquero
• Survey
• Anglo American
• Empresario