Across
- 3. a small unit of a military force
- 5. fatherland; the native land of a person's ancestors
- 6. a government in which the people elect representatives to make governmental decisions
- 9. cruel use of power
- 10. a catholic priest who belongs to a religious order
- 11. a Spanish term for cowboy
- 12. absolutely necessary
- 15. a group of advisors
- 16. person of Mexican heritage who considers Texas home
Down
- 1. payment to a conquering power
- 2. a long, light rope with a noose on the end used for catching cattle
- 4. and agreement among countries to work together
- 5. a fort or military outpost
- 7. a human-made waterway
- 8. freedom
- 13. person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
- 14. an individual who carries out unauthorized warfare against a foreign country