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Words to Understand

agitator— a person who stirs up public feeling on controversial issues. constitution— the laws of a nation, usually presented in written form and adopted by a nation’s government. dictator— a leader of a government who exerts absolute control, usually without consent of the people. garrison— a body of troops, usually assigned to hold a fort. immigrant— a person that comes to a different country to take up permanent residence. mission— a settlement established by Spanish priests in the American southwest, from which they could carry out their work of converting the Native Americans to Christianity. siege— a military blockade of a city or fort, in order to force it to surrender.