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Texas Settlers/S.F.A
Vocabulary game
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anglo | a white person of European descent |
| colony | a country or area under the control of another country: a group of people living there |
| commissionner | an agent or person representing an organization |
| constitution | a written statement outlawing the basic laws for a state of country |
| disarm | to take someone's weapon |
| economic depression | a period in which a economy is affected by unemployment , low input, and proverty |
| empresario | a person given a land grant my Mexican government to make a settlement and recruit people to live there |
| entrepreneurs | people who start their own businesses |
| executive | the branch of government responsible for carrying out the laws |
| expelled | to be permanently kicked out |
| fraternity | a social club for men |
| immigration | the act of moving to a new country |
| innovative | doing new thing or things in new ways |
| judicial | the branch of government responsible |
| labor | a plot of land measuring 117 acres, issued for planting crops |
| league | a plot of land measuring 4.428 acres, issued grazing live stock |
| legislative | the branch of goverment responsible for making laws |
| massacre | a killing of many people |
| militias | groups of citizen soldiers |
| opponent | people who are against other people |
| pneumonia | a serious lung infection that makes it hard to breathe |
| postmaster | a person in charge of the post office |
| profit | to make money in business |
| rebellion | open resistance to one's government |
| repeal | to officially undo law |
| republic | a political system in which people elect representatives to make laws for them |
| revolution | an act of overthrowing and replacing one government with another |
| rituals | acts or actions performed for a ceremony |
| Tejano | a Mexican-born Texan |
| Texians | people living in Mexican Texas between 1821 and 1836 |
| brutality | cruel and ruthless behavior |
| buffer | a protective barrier from something harmful |
| colony | a country or area under the control of another country: a group of people living there |
| commerce | the buying or selling of goods and services |
| conquistador | a Spanish conqueror of the Americas in the sixteenth century |
| convert | to adopt new religious beliefs |
| hostile | very unfriendly |
| immigration | the act of moving to a new country |
| labor | a plot of land measuring 177 acres, issued for planting crops |
| league | a plot of land measuring 4.428 acres, issued for grazing live stock |
| loyalists | supporters of the ruling power during a conflict |
| mestizos | people of mixed American Indian and European descent living in Mexico |
| mission | a religious and military outpost by the Spanish during colonization |
| missionaries | people who share their religious faith with others, usually in other countrys |
| nomadic | having no fixed home: moving with seasons in search or food |
| parishioners | people within the field of activity of a Catholic church |
| pastures | land used for animal grazing |
| presido | a Spanish fort staffed by soldiers |
| provinces | districts or regions of a territory |
| raid | to attack suddenly: to steal or destroy property |
| ranchers | people who raise livestock, such as cattle or horses |
| rebel | a soldier who opposes the government in power |
| rebllion | open resistance to one's government |
| recruting | selecting or getting the services of someone |
| settle | to establish a place to live |
| spuatters | people who settle on land without rights or titles |
| trade relations | relationships based on the buying and selling of goods |
| Western Hemnishere | the part of the world that includes the continents of North and South America |
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