Texas History Bio.

committee of correspondence

A local group formed to share political and military information with other communities.

parley

a brief truce between enemies so both parties can discuss issues

sige

a military blockade of a city or fortress

adopt

to accept formally

military

the armed forces

schedule

a plan to do something on a certain date

campaign

a military operation

veto

to reject a bill passed by the legislature

transporting

carry or move objects from place to place

assign

to give a task or job to

ad interim

a Latin meaning '“for the time between”

petition

a formal, written request to a government to take some action or change a policy
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community property

property obtained during the course of the marriage

allocate

to give to or assign to

sole

only