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chapter 3 vocab
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5,3.6 vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |
Catechasism | a set of questions and answers about Catholic beliefs |
epidemic | a disease that spreads rapidly in a short time |
cede | to formally give up ownership or something |
transform | to change in character or condition |
establish | to settle |
frair | started missions |
factor | part of what creates a result |
fillibuster | a person who wages an unofficial war on a country |
a horse trader | general in us army as a double agent |
natural ground agreement | area of land that no Spanish or American |
class | social rank |
peninsulars | Spanish born, wealthy, upper class |
crillos | 2nd class, born new spain |
Mestizos | born to one spanish and one american indian |
Miguel Hildago y costilla | wrote the cry of dolores to end the power of social classes |
Jose Bernando Gutterez | Mexican rebel who invaded Texas |
Battle of Medina | Bloodiest battle fought in Texas |
James Long | Organised a group for a fillibustering strip |
eventually | some time later |
pirate | someone who steals from ship on the sea |
republic | a nation in which people elect represenitives to make alws |
occupied | To take over or rule another country |
monarchist | a person who wanted to keep their social status high |
Augustine de Inturbide | leader of Monarchists |
achieve | to do or accomplish |
anti-monarchist | a person commited to liberty and equalty |
Plan of iguala | a plan created by the Mexicans |
Treaty of Cordoba | a treaty that makes Mexico a official place |
san antonio | named after missionary Antonio |
la bahai | Now called Goliad Tx one of the last mission presidos |
Nacogdoches | One ofthe three original spanish settlementsin Texas |
abdicate | forced to give up a position of power |
Erasmo Seguin | a settler of San Antonio |
coahuila and texas | a merge of coahuila and Texas to maintain Spanish rule |
empressario | Spanish word for contractor |
title | a legal right to own a piece of property |
pecan point | the start of u.s. settlement in Texas |