Across
- 3. the soldiers on foot
- 7. a person who represents a group of people
- 9. a military blockade or bombardment of an enemy town or position to force its surrender
- 10. a temporary government
- 12. a body of government that makes laws
- 14. a cruel and brutal act
- 15. a system of government in which separate states hold much of the power
- 17. the networks of local groups that shared political information
- 20. a system of government in which the central government holds most of the power and the individual states have little power
- 21. a building in which soldiers live
- 24. an organized pullback of troops from an enemy to gain an advantage or avoid a disadvantage
- 25. a long blade that can be attached to the end of a rifle
Down
- 1. a Mexican official, similar to a mayor
- 2. the local city government in Texas
- 4. an extra group of soldiers sent to a place to make the army there stronger
- 5. a military post
- 6. a change that results in an improvement
- 8. the customs, ideas, beliefs, and skills of a people
- 11. a formal act or decision agreed to by a group of people
- 13. an agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants
- 16. an army composed of full-time soldiers who serve for a set period of time
- 18. a person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel or brutal manner
- 19. the soldiers on horseback
- 22. a person who has a deep love for his or her country
- 23. a tax on an imported good