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Ch. 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 christany |
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 charge 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 |
Fillbuster | A person who wages an unoffical war on a country. |
Benefit | Something that is good for a person. |
Philip Nolan | Horse Trader |
James Wikinson | General |
Natural Ground Agreement | Agreement between spain and u.s that no troops would occupy this land |
Class | Social rank |
Peninsulares | Born in Spain |
Criollos | Born in New Spain to Spanish parents. |
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | |
Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara | |
Battle of Medina | |
James long | |
Eventually | |
Pirate | |
Republic | A nation in which voters elect representatives to make law. |
Occupied | Spain the people of spain resisted French rule. |
Monarchist | Who clung their high Social status and traditions |
Augustine de Iturbide | The leader of the monarchists |
Achieve | Collections of important public documents such as constations and other public records. |
Anti-Monarchist | Deeply commited to both liberty and equality |
Plan of Iguala | The plan stated that mexico would become a independent nation |
Treaty of Cordoba | The nation of mexico was born |
Moose Austin | An American buisness man that hoped to make a living off of bringing settlers to Texas. |
Sitio | A spanish unit of measure representing 4,428 areas of land |
Speculator | Person who bought large areas of land and try to sell some of it. |
Stephen F. Austin | " The Father of Texas-son of moses-carried out his father dream and is creadited with populating Tx 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 possesion such as land, legally given to someone for free or very little money. |
Partnership | Association of two or more people in a business venture. |
San Felipe de Austin | The main town of Austin colony where he did all his business. |
Conduct | To direct or lead |
Republic of Fredonia | Haden Edwards failed attempt to free from Mexica. |
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 Empressaria 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 their home country to the government. |
Civilians | People who are not in the armed forces |
Self-goverment | A government in which the people take an active role in making laws and decisions. |
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 |
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 appropraite for a person or situation |