1. title The ownership of land or property.

2. tax Money that a government collects from it’s people, usually to pay for services.

3. declaration An official statement.

4. pioneer A person who first settles a new place.

5. representative A person who speaks or acts for someone else.

6. frontier Land that lies beyond the settled part of a country.

7. equality The state of having the same rights as all other people.

8. treaty An agreement between groups or countries.

9. independence Freedom from rule of another country.

10. empressario A person who had received land as a gift from the Mexican government and could sell it to others.

11. dictator A government leader who takes control by force and makes all important decisions.

12. territory A place owned and governed by a country.

13. militia A group of citizens who act as an army.

14. grant A gift of land given by a government.

15. rebellion A fight against a government.

16. tejano A Texan who has Mexican ancestors.

17. bilingual Able to speak two languages.

18. Anglo A person whose ancestors came from Brittan; a white person.

19. congress The lawmaking body of a government.

20. dispute A disagreement.