Road to Revolution Vocab

A ruler with absolute power

• King

• Dictator

• President

• Emperor

An order that has the force of law

• Duty

• Decree

• Declation

• Scheme

A representative of a group attending a formal meeting

• Delegate

• Dictaror

• Land Speculator

• Epidemic

A situation in which a disease spreads rapidly through a population

• Cholera

• Pandemic

• Delegate

• Epidemic

A person who buys land with the hope of selling it for a large profit

• Land Speculator

• Duty

• Empresario

• Land operator

A tax on imported goods

• Decree

• Duty

• Credit

• Commerce

The buying and selling of goods and services

• Import

• Delegate

• Commerce

• Skirmish

To bring in goods from foreign countries

• Import

• Export

• Commerice

• Vaquero

A minor fight, usually during wartime

• Battle

• Quarrel

• Drama

• Skirmish

A formal statement of an opinion made by an official group

• Resolution

• Declaration

• Decree

• Reply