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Colonization
Colonization/Stephen F. Austin
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anglo | A white person of European origin |
| Colony | A country or area under the control of another country;a group of people living there |
| Constitution | A written statement outlining the basic laws for a state or country |
| Empresario | A person given a land grant by the Mexican government to make a settlement and invite people to live there |
| Immigration | The act of moving to a new country |
| Land Grant | A contract that gives ownership of a plot of land |
| Massacre | A Killing of many people |
| Militias | Groups of citizen soldiers |
| Pneumonia | A really bad lung infection that makes it hard to breath |
| Republic | A political system which people elect representatives to create laws for them |
| Revolution | An act of overthrowing and replacing one government with another one |
| Tejano | A Mexican-Born texan |
| Texians | People living in Mexican Texas between 1821 and 1836 |
| Commerce | The buying and selling of goods and services |
| Conquistsdor | A Spanish conqueror of the Americas in the sixteenth century |
| Convert | To adopt new religious belifes |
| Hostile | Very unfriendly |
| Mission | A religious and military outpost established by the Spanish during colinization |
| Missionaries | People who share their religious faith with others, usually in other countries |
| Prestido | A Spanish fort staffed by soldiers |
| Squatters | People who settle on land with no rights or titles |
| Western Hemishere | The part of the world that includes the continents of North and South Amiericas |
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