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Ch. 3 vocab

3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 vocab.

TermDefinition
Mission A settlement in Native American territory designed to covert 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 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 & 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 on unofficial war on a country
Benefit Something that is good for a person
Philip Nolan Made dealings leaders to US
James Wilkinson A general in the U.S. army
Natural Ground Agreement Area of land that no Spanish or US troops could occupy
Class Social rank
Peninsulares Spanish born, upper class, wealth
Criollos Born in New Spain to Spanish parents, second class
Mestizos Born to one Spanish parent and one Native American parent
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Wrote the "cry of Dolores" to end the power and social classes
Jose Bernardo Guterres de Lara Invaded Texas
Battle of Medina A battle where Tolede & up to 1400 filibusters died
James Long He organized a group for a filibustering trip
Eventually Some time later; in the end
Pirate A person who steals from ships on the sea
Republic A nation in which voters elect representatives to make laws
Occupied To take over or rule another country
Monarchist In the early 1800s in New Spain, a person who wanted to keep his or her high social status and traditions and wanted to limit changes and keep the old ways
Augustine de Iturbide The laptop of the monarchists that wrote plan of Iguala
Achieve Collections of important public documents, such as constitutions and other public records
Anti-Monarchist In the early 1800s in New Spain, a person who was committed to liberty and equality and who favored revolutionary changes in government and in traditional social order
Plan of Iguala A compromise between peninsulares and criollos
Treaty of Cordoba Made the nation of Mexico official
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 Texas
Abdicate Forced to give up a position of power
Erasmo Seguin A settler of San Antonio who represented Coahuila & Texas to Mexican congress
Coahuila & Texas The merge of Coahuila & Texas to maintain Spanish rule
Empresario The Spanish word for "Contractor" 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 Texas
Moses Austin An American business man that hoped to make a living off of bringing settlers to Texas
Sitio A Spanish unit of measure representing 4,428 acres of land
Speculator People who buy large areas of land 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 & is credited with populating Texas with setters
Agriculture The work of preparing soil, producing crops, and raising livestock
Collapse To break down or fail completely
Militia A group or 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 Associations 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 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 Empressaria that brought Mexican settlers to Texas
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