R & R Part I
This is someone who deeply loves their country.
patriot
These are military posts.
garrisons
This is a formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people.
resolution
During the Revolution, his company participated in scouting-and-supply operations for the Texas army, and he was at the Alamo when Santa Anna’s army arrived.
Juan Seguin
In March 1836, he and his troops were at Goliad, a fort on the bank of the San Antonio River. Despite an order on March 14 from General Sam Houston to retreat, he delayed obeying the command. By the time he told his men to move, on March 19, it was too late. This confrontation became known as the Battle of Coleto.
James Fannin
This is a ruler with total and complete power over a country.
dictator
This is a Mexican official much like a mayor.
alcalde
These are extra soldiers sent to a place to make the force there stronger.
reinforcements
Just days before his death at the Alamo, he declared “God and Texas—Victory or death!” Even at the end, he was passionate about his vision for Texas.
William Travis
At that time, Mexico was under Spanish rule. He favored democratic reforms. He wrote many articles to promote his ideas. In 1814, the Spanish government sent him to prison for three years for his ideas.
Lorenzo de Zavala
These are long blades attached to the ends of guns.
bayonets
This is the place where soldiers live.
barracks
This is when something is approved.
ratified
In 1836, he led an army into Texas and defeated the Texans at the Alamo.
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
He continued to serve Texas in various positions, including as president of the Republic and later governor of the state of Texas. In 1861, however, when the Civil War broke out, he refused to take the oath of loyalty to the new Confederacy. Because of this refusal, he was removed from office as governor. Said him, “[T]he destruction of the union” would lead to “the destruction of all the States.”
Sam Houston
This means a government branch has two houses.
bicameral
This is when someone receives support and guidance from another person.
protégé
This is a staff officer who assists the commanding general.
adjutant
He is best known as the author of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
George Childress
He knew from the beginning that his people might be defeated. However, according to witnesses, he never gave up. Wearing military clothing that was a gift from Sam Houston and armed with pistols, a sword, and Bowie knife, he worked hard to keep his men in the fight.
Chief Bowles
These are ways a government deals with other countries.
foreign policies
This was a widely held belief that Americans were destined to settle America to the west coast and were justified and inevitable.
Manifest Destiny
This was the reason Santa Anna's troops were destroyed by Sam Houston.
siesta
In 1839, he saved Sam Colt from bankruptcy by having the Texas Navy be the first military force to purchase and use the new Colt revolvers and carbines. After the Texas Navy operations ceased in 1843, he gave the guns to the Texas Rangers to use.
Edwin Moore
He himself certainly had a cultivated mind. It helped him in his many careers. He was a newspaper editor, poet, soldier, politician, and diplomat. He also took steps to help cultivate future Texans’ minds. As a result, he became known as “The Father of Texas Education.”
Mirabeau B. Lamar