James Fannin

Vocabulary – James Fannin

Independence
Noun
freedom from dependence on or control by another person, organization, or state
Commissioned
Noun
Given a job or task to complete
Battalion
Noun
Military unit with a headquarter and three or more companies, batteries, or other smaller groups of soldiers
Surrendered
Verb
To officially say that the other side has won so that the fighting will end
Paroled
Noun
a promise, given by a prisoner of war as a condition of release, either not to escape or not to take up arms again
Fate
Noun
The force or principle people believe predetermines events
Massacre
Noun
The killing of a large number of people
Outraged
Verb
To make somebody feel intense anger
Decade
Noun
Period of 10 years