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Ch 3 vocab.
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Mission | A settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native Americans to Christianity. |
Presidio | A Spanish fort that protects a mission. |
Catechism | A set of questions and answers about catholic beliefs. |
Epidemic | The rapid spread of a disease in a short time. |
Cede | To formally give up ownership of something. |
Transform | American Indians into Christians and loyal Spanish subjects. |
Establish | Six Spanish missions and a presidio. |
Friar | Started these missions. |
Factor | Part of what creates a result; piece or contribution. |
Filibuster | A person who wages a unofficial war on a country. |
benefit | Something that is good for a person. |
Philip Nolan | A horse trader who came to Texas. |
James Wilkinson | He was the general of the United States |
Natural Ground Agreement | Agreement between Spain and U.S. that no soldiers would occupies the land. |
class | Social rank. |
peninsulares | these were wealthy, Spanish born upper class people. |
criollos | Born in New Spain to Spanish parents. |
mestizos | Born to one Spanish parent and one Native American parent. |
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | New Spain priest from Dolores. |
Jose Bernado Guterrez de Lara | Mexican rebel who invaded Texas. |
battle of medina | Bloodiest battle fought on Texas soil. |
James Long | Was an angry man and a doctor. |
Eventually | Some time later; in the end. |
pirate | A person who steals from ships on the sea. |
republic | A nation in which votes elect representatives to make laws. |
occupied | To take over or rule another country. |
monarchist | The people in new Spain wanted to keep their social status. |
Augustine de Iturbide | Leader of the monarchist that wrote the plan of Iguala. |
Achieve | To do or accomplish. |
Anti-Monarchist | The people in New Spain were commited to liberly and equiltary. |
Plan of Iguala | The plan late settles mine would become independent. |
Treaty of Cordoba | Made it official. |
San Antonio | Named after missionary Antonio-Texas' most important mission town. |
La Bahia | Now called Goliad, Tx. One of the last mission-presidios. |
Nacogdoches | One of the 3 original Spanish settlements in Tx. |
Abdicate | Force to give up a position of power. |
Erasmo Seguin | A settler of San Antonio. |
Coahuila & Texas | The merge of Coahuila & Texas to maintain Spanish rule. |
Empresario | The Spanish word for contartor a person who puts together business deals. |
Title | The legal right to own a piece of property. |
Pecan point | The start of U.S. settlers in Tx. |
Moses Austin | An American business man that hoped to make a living off of bringing settlers to Texas. |
Sitio | A Spanish unit of measure representing 4,428 acres of land. |
Speculator | People who by land and sell it little by little |
Stephen F. Austin | "The father of Texas"- son of Moses- carried out his father's dream & is credited with populating Tx with settlers. |
Agriculture | The work of land, crops, and livestock |
Collapse | To break down or fail completely. |
Militia | Armed citizens people who serve as soldiers during emergency. |
Grant | A possession, such as land, legally given to someone for free on very little money |
Partnership | Association with two or more people in businesses. |
San Felipe de Austin | The main town of Austin's colony where he did all of his business |
conduct | To direct or lead |
Republic of Fredonia | Haden Edward's failed attempt to free Texas from Mexica |
Census | An official count of the population of the region. |
Tejano | A Mexican who lives in Texas |
Martin de Leon | The only Mexican Empressario that brought Mexican settlers to Texas |
Green Dewitt | A Texan Empresario that brought 400 families to Texas |
Minister | A person sent to another country to represent his or her country |
Civilians | People who are not in Armed Forces |
Self-Government | In which people take an active role in making laws and decisions. |