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ch.3 vocab.

3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5,3.6 vocab.

TermDefinition
Mission A settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native American to Christanity
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 To change in a character or condition
Establish To settle; to make towns, communities and home steads in an area
Friar Started missions; members of church clergy like a priest or pastor
Factor Part of what creates a result; piece or contrubution
Filibuster A person who wages on unofficial war on a country
Benefit Something that is good for a person
Philip Nolan A horse traider
James Wilkinson A general in the U.S army
Nuetral Ground Agreement Area of land that no spanish or U.S troops could occupie
Class Social rank
Peninsulares Spanish born, high class
Criollos Born in new Spain to spanish parents , second class
Mestizos Born to one spanish parent and one Native American parent
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla He wrote the Cry of Doleres to end the power of Peninsulares
Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara Decided to invaded Texas
Battle of Medina The place where Joaquin de Arrendondo defeated Toledo's army
James Long He organized a group for a filibustering trip
Eventually Some time later ; in the end
Pirate A person who steals from ships on the sea
Republic A nation in which voters elect representatives to make laws
Occupied To take over or rule another country
Monarchist Person who wanted to keep his or her high social status
Augustine de Iturbide Leader of the monarchists
Achieve To do or accomplish
Anti-Monarchist Person who commited to liberty & equality
Plan of Iguala Plan where Mexico would become an independent nation
Treaty of Cordoba Made the city of Mexico official
San Antonio Named after missionary Antonio-Texas most important mission town
La Bahia Now called Goliad, Texas. One of the last missions -presidious
Nacogdoches One of the 3 original Spanish settlements in Texas
Abdicate Forced to give up a position of power
Erasmo Seguin Represented Coahuila and Texas to the Mexican congress
Coahuila & Texas The merge of Coahuila & Texas to maintain Spanish rule
Empresario The Spanish word for "contractor" a person who puts together business deals
Title The legal right to own a piece of property
Pecan Point The start of U.S setterlers in Texas
Moses Austin An America business man that hoped to make a living
Sitio A Spanish unit of measuers representing 4,428 acres of land
Speculator People who buy large areas of land and try to sell the land bit by bit to others
Stephen F. Austin ''The Father of Texas''-son of moses-carried out his father's dream
Agriculture The work of preparing the soil,producing crops, and raising livestock
Collapse To break down or fail completely
Militia A group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers during a emergancy
Grant A possesion, such as land, legally given to someone
Partnership Associations of two or more people in a business venture
San Felipe de Austin The main town of Austin's colony where he did all his business
Conduct To direct or lead
Republic of Fredonia Haden Edward's failed attempt to free Texas
Census An official count of the population of a region
Tejano People with Mexican ancestry that lived in Texas
Martin de Leon The only Mexican Empressario that brought Mexican settlers to Texas
Green Dewitt A Texan Empressario that brought 400 families to Texas
Minister A person sent to another country to represent his or her government
Civilians People who are not in the armed forces
Self-government A government in which the people take an active role in making laws and decisions
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