Match each term with its definition or description purgatory
using tricks, lies, or dishonesty in order
to gain something
Machiavellian
in a language common to an area or
people, not a scholarly language
acquire
a place where a soul must wait until it is
ready to enter heaven
vernacular
to gain for oneself, to obtain
Dante
writer of The Divine Comedy

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.

it was the first major victory for the colonists.