Vocab

• Decree

  an order that has the force of law
• Grievance

  a complaint
• Rebellion

  an act of resistance of violent uprising
• Centralist

  someone who believes that all the power should belong to the national government
• Federalist

  someone who believes that the power should be shared between the national and state government
• Delegate

  a representation of a group of people attending a formal meeting
• Resolution

  the action of solving a problem or dispute
• Land Speculator

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


  a tax on imported goods
• Commerce

  The buying and selling of goods and services
• Epidemic


  a situation in which a disease spreads rapidly through a population
• Skirmish

  a minor fight, sometimes before a larger battle
• Dictator

  a ruler with all the power
• Texian

  Anglo-American residents of Mexican Texas
• Treason


  the crime of betraying one's country, especially attempting to overthrow the government