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chapter 3 vocab
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mission | a settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native Americans to christinaty |
| presidio | a Spanish fort that protects a mission |
| catechism | a set of questions and answers about catholic beliefs |
| epidemic | the rapid spread of disease in a short time |
| cede | to form give up ownership of something |
| transform | to change |
| establish | to settle |
| friar | members of the clergy who belong to religious groups called orders |
| factor | part of what creates a result and piece or contribution |
| filibuster | person who wages an unoffical war on a country |
| benefit | something that is good for a person |
| Philip Nolan | a horse trader |
| james Wilkinson | a general who was hired as a double agent |
| Natural ground Agreement | agreement between Spain and the U.S that no soldier would occupy this land |
| class | social range |
| Peninsulares | born in Spain, best jobs, wealthy |
| Criollos | Born in new Spain to spanish parents, second class |
| Mestizos | born to one Spanish parent and one Native American parent |
| Miguel Hidgalo y Costilla | a preist who wanted to end the power of the Peninsulares |
| Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara | a Mexican rebel |
| Battle of Medina | the bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil filibustering trip |
| james long | A doctor who organized who organized a group |
| eventually | sometime later in the end |
| pirate | a person who steals from ships on the sea |
| San Antonio | named after missing Antonio Texas most important mission fort |
| La Bahia | now called gailod Texas one of the last mission presidios |
| Nacogdoches | one of the 3 origanal spanish settlements Texas |
| Abdicate | to resign |
| Ersasmo Seguin | a settler of San Antonio |
| Coahulia and Texas | the merge of columbia and Texas to mantain spanish rule |
| Empresario | They are responsible for settling Texas |
| Title | the legal right to won a piece of propaty |
| Pecan point | a bap |
| Moses Austin | an American business man that hoped to make a living off of bringing Settlers of Texas |
| sitio | A spanish unit of measure represnting 4,428 acres of land |
| Speculator | People who buy large acres of land and try to sell the land bit by bit to others |
| Stephen F. Austin | the Father of Texas son of moses that hoped to make a living off to bring settlers |
| Agriculture | the work of preparing the the soil, producing crops and rasing livestock |
| Collaspe | to break down or fail complety |
| militia | a group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergancy |
| grant | a passseboy, such as land, legally given to someone for free or not alot of money |
| partnership | associations of two or more people in a business venture |
| San Felipe De Austin | the main tower at Austin colney |
| conduct | to direct or land |
| Republic of Fredonia | haoleas coloroed failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico |
| census | an offical count of the population of a region |
| tejano | people who have Mexican blood but live in the U.S |
| Martin de Leon | the only Mexican empressaria that brought mexican Settlers to Texas |
| green dewitt | A Texan empressaria that brought 400 familes to Texas |
| minister | a person sent to another country to represent their home country to the government |
| civillans | people who are not in the armed force |
| self-government | A government in which the people take and active role in making and decisions |
| tactics | an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end |
| influences | the ability to have an effect on the development |
| parishioner | a person that lives in a particular parish country and is a member of the area |
| rivals | two or more people in a lasting competitive relationship |
| compromise | an agreement made by both parties agreeing to give up or change their demands or stipulations in order to both agree |
| suited | what is right or appropriate for a person or situation |
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