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Ch. 3 vocab
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 disease in a short amount of time. |
| Cede | To formally give up ownership of something |
| Transform | To change in character or condition. |
| Establish | To settle ; to make towns, communities and homesteads in an area. |
| Friar | Started missions ; members of church clergy like a priest or pastor. |
| Factor | part of what creates a result ; piece or contribution |
| Filibuster | A person who wages an unofficial war on a country |
| Benefit | Something that is good for a person |
| Philip Nolan | A horse trader who captured and traded wild horses in Texas for the Spanish government and made maps of Texas in addition. |
| James Wilkinson | A U.S. general who was hired by Spain to be a double agent |
| Neutral Ground Agreement | Agreement between Spain and U.S. that no soldier would occupy this land |
| Class | Social rank |
| Peninsulares | Wealthy, Spanish born, high class society members. |
| Criollos | Born in new Spain to Spanish parents, second class |
| Mestizos | Born to one Spanish and one Indian parent, third class |
| Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | A priest in Dolores looking for change in new Spain |
| Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara | A Mexican reble who invaded Texas with Augustus Magee |
| Battle of Medina | The bloodiest battle in Texas where 1,400 filibusters died |
| James Long | An angry man who organized a group for a filibustering trip in Texas |
| Eventually | Some time later ; in the end |
| Pirate | A person who steals from ships on the sea |
| Republic | A government were citizens elect representatives to make laws |
| Occupied | To take over or rule another country |
| Monarchist | In the early 1800s in Spain, a person who wanted to keep his or her high social status and traditions and wanted to keep the old ways. |
| Augustine de Iturbide | Leader on the monarchist that wrote the Plan of Iguala |
| Achieve | To do or accomplish |
| Anti-Monarchist | In the early 1800s In New Spain, a person who was committed to liberty and equality and favored changes in government and social order. |
| Plan of Iguala | A plan that stated Mexico would become an independent nation |
| Treaty of Cordoba | Treaty that made the nation of Mexico official |
| San Antonio | Named after missionary Antonio- Texas' mast important mission town |
| La Bahia | Now called Goliad, Texas one of the last mission-presidios |
| Nacogdoches | One of the 3 original Spanish settlements in Texas |
| Abdicate | Forced to give up a position of power |
| Erasmo Seguin | A settler who represented Coahuila & Teas to the Mexican congress |
| Coahuila & Texas | The merge of Coahuila & Texas to maintain Spanish rule |
| Empresario | People responsible for settling people in Texas |
| Title | The legal right to own a piece of property |
| Pecan Point | The start of U.S. settlers in Texas |
| Moses Austin | An American business man that hoped to make a living off of bringing settlers to Texas |
| Sitio | A portion of land that is 4,428 acres |
| Speculator | Someone who buys, divides, and resells land to settlers |
| Stephen F. Austin | "The Father of Texas" - son of Moses Austin - carried out his father's dream & is credited with populating Texas with settlers |
| 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 an emergency |
| Grant | A possession, such as land, legally given to someone for free or very little money |
| Partnership | An association 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 from Mexico |
| 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 Dewit | A Texan empressario That brought 400 families to Texas |
| Minister | A person sent to another country to represent their home country to the government |
| Civilians | People who are not in the armed forces |
| Self-government | A government where the people take an active role in making laws and decisions |
| Colonization | The action and process of claiming, settling, and establishing control over an area and developing town, schools, churches, and businesses. |
| Tactics | An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end |
| Influences | The ability to have an affect on the development of something |
| Parishioner | A person that lives in a particular parish (county) and is a member of the area church |
| Rivals | Two or more people in a lasting competitive relationship |
| Compromise | An agreement made by both parties agreeing to give up or change their demands or stipulations in order to both agree |
| Suited | What is right or appropriate for a person or situation |
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