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ch. 3 vocab

3.1 , 3.2 , 3.3 ,3.4, 3.5, 3.6

TermDefinition
mission A settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native Americans to Cristianity
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 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
Phillip Nolan a man who came to Texas claiming he was there to trade wild horses or mustangs, who was eventually killed by the Spanish.
James Wilkinson A general who was a double agent for the U.S and Spain who was known for being untrustworthy
Neutral Ground Agreement agreement between Spain and U.S that no troops would ocupie the land
class social rank
peninsulares The highest rank in the Spaniard social system
criollos the second highest class in the Spaniard social system(Spaniards born in the Americas
mestizos the third highest class in the Spaniard social system.(ix between Spanish and American Indian
Jose Bernardo A man who decided to invade Texas with an Army
Battle of Medina the bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil trying to win Indipendince from Spain
James Long A man who organized a group in Natchez, Mississippi
eventually some time later; in the end
pirate a person who steals from ships on the sea
republic a nation in which voters elect representative to make laws
occupied to take over or rule another country
monarchist in the early 1800's in New Spain, a person who wanted to keep his/her high social status
Augustine de Iturbide the leader of the monarchists
achieve to do or accomplish
Anti-Monarchist a person in New Spain who was committed to liberty and equality
Plan of Iguala the plan stated that Mexico would become an independent nation
Treaty of Cordoba the nation of Mexico was born
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 forced to give up a position of power
Erasmo Seguin A settler of San Antonio who represented Coahuila and Texas to the Mexican congress
Coahuila and Texas the merge of Coahuila and Tx to maintain Spanish rule
Empresario the Spanish word for "contraction" 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 that hoped to make a living off of bringing settlers to Texas
sitio a Spanish unit of measure of representing 4,428 acres of land
speculator people who buy a large area of lands and try to sell the land bit by bit to others
Stephen F Austin "the father of Texas"- son of Moses- carried out his fathers dream and is credited with populating Tx with setters
Agriculture the work of preparing the soil, producing the 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 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 Edwards 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 Dewitt a Texan empessario 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 armed forces
self-government a government in which the people take a active role in making laws and decisions
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