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unit vocablary 3
Term | Definition |
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mission | a settlement in native American territory designed to convert them to Christianity |
peredio | a Spanish fort that protects a mission |
catechism | a set of questions and answers about the catholic faith |
epidemc | the rapid spread of disease in a short period of time |
cede | to formally give up ownership of something |
transform | to change in character or condition |
establish | to settle |
friar | started missions members of church clergy like a priest or a pastor |
factor | part of what creates a result piece or contribution |
filibuster | something that is good for a person |
benefit | agreement between Spain and the .u's that no solders would occupy this land between Texas and Louisiana |
class | social bank |
peninsulres | wealthy upper-class Spanish born people living in Spain |
criolllos | born i new Spain to 2 Spanish born people living in new Spain |
mestizos | 1 Spanish parent & 1 Indian parent-lower class citizen |
battle of medina | arredndo teledo & 1400filibusters it was bloodiest battle on Texas soil |
james long | an angry us citizen tat organized a filibusters group that declared Texas free of Spain |
eventually | some time later at the end |
pirate | a person who steals from ships on the sea |
republic | a nation in which voters elect their officials |
occupied | to take over or rule another country |
monarchist | a person that wants to keep social order and classes in new Spain loyal to the king & queen of Spain |
Augustine de lterbide | leaders of the monarchists fought against hidalgo & Morelos to keep social classes |
plan of lguala | Iturbide's comprise between the people of Spain to declare Mexico independent |
treaty of Cordoba | the official agreement between Spain & Mexico where Spain agreed to recognize Mexico as its own nation |
san Antonio | named after missionary Antonio-one of the most important and populations missions towns |
nacodoges | one of 3 original major Spanish settlements-home of SFASU |
abdicate | foreced to give up a position of power |
impresario | spanish word for contractor a person who puts together a business deal |
title | the legal right to won a piece of property |
pecan point | loop in the red river- star of the growing interest in Texas by u's settlers- refuge point to avoid the justice by outlwas |
mosses Austin | an amerian business man that hoped to bring us settlers to Spanish taxes |
sitio | a Spanish unit of measuring land-4.428 acres |
speculator | a people who but large pieces of land and resell portions to make money |
Stephan f . austin | the father of Texas - son of mosses- carried out his fathers dream and is credited with populating Texas with settlers |
agriculture | the work of preparing the soil producing crops and raising live stock |
collapse | to break down or fail completely |
milita | a group of armed citizen that serve as soldiers during an emergency |
grant | a possession such as land legally give to a person for free |
partnership | associations of 2 of more people on a business venture |
conduct | to direct or lead |
republic of Fredonia |