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Ch. 3 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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mission | a settlement in Native American territory designed to convert 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 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. |
benefit | something that is good for a person. |
Philip Nolan | a horse trader that came to Texas he claimed he was there to catch and sell horses. |
James Wilkinson | a general in the U.S. army, as a double agent for Spain to get Kentucky and Louisiana from the U.S. |
Natural Ground Agreement | an agreement that stated no Spanish or U.S. troops would occupy this land. |
class | social rank ; based on persons wealth, place of birth, and other factors. |
Peninsulares | Spaniards from Europe ; occupied the highest class. |
criollos | 2nd highest class was Spaniards born in the Americas. |
mestizos | people that were mixed with Spanish and American Indian heritage. |
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | a preist from Dolores that wanted everyone to be equal. |
Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara | Mexican rebel that decided to invade Texas and became a new leader. |
battle of medina | battle between Spanish general Joaquin de Arredondo's army and Toledo's army. |
James Long | made a trip to Texas and eventually made it. |
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/her high social status and traditions and wanted to limit changes and keep the old ways. |
Augustine de Iturbide | fought against Hidalgo, Morelos, and their followers. he also agreed on the plan of Iguala. |
achieve | to do or accomplish. |
anti-monarchist | person in 1800 who liked change and the equality in new Spain. |
plan of Iguala | plan that stated Mexico would become an independent nation. was a compromise between peninsulares and criollos. |
treaty of Cordoba | The treaty that made Mexico an independent nation official. |
San Antonio | named after missionary Antonio. |
La Bahia | now called Goliad, Tx. one of the last mission-presidos. |
Nacogdoches | one of the 3 original Spanish settlements in Texas. |
Abdicate | to step down from a place you hold. |
Erasmo Seguin | represented Coahuila & Texas to the 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 |
Stephen F. Austin | "the father of Texas"-son of Moses-carried out his fathers dream and is credited with populating Texas with settlers |
agriculture | the work of preparing the soil, producing 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 possession, such as land, legally given to someone for free or 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 Edward's failed attempt to free Texas from Mexica |
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 |
Green Dewitt | a Texan empressario 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 the armed forces |
self-government | a government in which the people take an active role in making laws and decisions |