vocabulary

4. having a strong desire to be successful
8. large guns that are used to shoot across long distances
13. to decrease or to slowly become smaller
14. a surprise attack
15. troops stationed in a town or fort for the purpose of defense
19. fast moving,small scale actions such as a hit and run movement
21. a person who drives a coach, a four-wheel vehicle drawn by a horse
22. settlement built for the purpose of converting Native Americans to Christianity
24. a person who steals cattle and other livestock
25. a product that is sent away to sell in another country
26. a person who oversees other workers
28. a person who frees others from oppression
30. a group of people assigned to find out information about someone or something
31. a large estate or plantation

1. a group of people working together secretly to achieve a specific goal
2. to steal or take something with force
3. a person who rules a colony in behalf of a king or queen
5. a large unruly group of people
6. literally father; a name for a Spanish priest
7. a ruler who has total control over a country
9. native to a particular region or environment
10. a person who plans or participates with others in a crime
11. a set amount of money paid by a company or the government to a person who is retired or no longer working
12. a sense or belief a person has that a certain action is right or wrong
16. a product that is brought into a country from another country
17. consistency; the ability to remain unchanged
18. a group of people with the same social or economic status
20. a lending institution that provides loans to farmers
23. a person who has the training or authority to carry out certain religious ceremonies
27. a group of armed citizens prepared for military service at any time
29. bullets or shells
30. a regional strongman in Spanish or Latin American country