Glossary
Abjure:
Repudiate.
Aborigines:
Native people.
Anarchy:
Lawlessness or chaos.
Ardent:
Passionate.
Autonomous:
Independent; self-ruling.
Commander-in-chief:
Person in charge of the military forces of a nation.
Commission:
Refers to a branch of the French government after the French Revolution.
Consolidation:
Merging.
Constituted:
Established.
Creole:
People of French and African ancestry.
Deceived:
Betrayed.
Decreed:
Ordered.
Dominion:
Control.
Emancipated:
Freed.
Embedded:
To become a part of.
Endeavor:
Effort.
Espouse:
Support.
Forged:
Created.
Guile:
Cunning or treachery.
Humanist:
Philosophy that emphasizes the importance of man.
Ignoble:
Shameful.
Impunity:
Immunity from detrimental effects.
Indomitable:
Unconquerable.
Infringe:
To interfere with.
Iniquitous:
Evil.
Junta:
Group of military officers who take control of a country.
Liberation:
Freeing.
Magistrates:
Government officials.
Magnanimous:
Noble.
Manifested:
Shown.
Mestizo:
People of native and Spanish heritage.
Paternal:
On the father’s side of the family.
Permeated:
Filled.
Political ideology:
A person’s beliefs in the proper form, powers, and roles of government.
Pomp:
Pageantry or ceremony.
Rampant:
Wide spread.
Reconciliation:
Reunion.
Render:
Summarize.
Republic:
Refers to France after the French Revolution.
Roadstead:
A sheltered body of water ships can await permission to enter a harbor or port.
Seized:
To take by force.
Squadron:
Group of soldiers or sailors.
Treatment:
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