B. People's actions in life determine their progress toward spiritual enlightenment.
D. William B. Travis .
He was the leading commander defending the alamo. And He died defending it .
The United States is a democratic republic<span>, or you could say a </span>republic<span> where the leaders are elected through a democratic process. Democracy comes from the Greek words "demos" and "kratia", which are "people" and "power", respectively—</span>meaning<span> that people have a direct influence on their government</span>