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Ch 3 vocab
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5,3.6 vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mission | A settlement in Native American Indian territory designed to convert Native Americans to Christianity. |
| Presidio | A Spanish fort that protects the mission. |
| Catechism | A set of questions and answers about catholic beliefs |
| Epidemic | The rapid spread of disease in a short time. |
| Cede | To formally 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; piece or contribution. |
| Filibuster | A person who wages an unofficial war on a country. |
| Benefit | Something that is good for a person |
| Philip Nolan | A horse trader who claimed he was there to capture and trade wild horses. |
| James Wilkinson | A U.S general, and a double agent. |
| Neutral Ground Agreement | Agreement between Spain and U.S that no soldier would occupy this land. |
| Class | social rank. |
| Peninsulares | Born in Spain, best jobs, and wealthy. |
| Criollos | Born in New Spain, second class. |
| Mestizos | Born to one Spanish parent and one Native Indian parent. |
| Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | Priest who wanted all social classes to ne treated equally. |
| Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Zara | A Mexican rebel that invaded Texas. |
| Battle of Medina | The bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil. |
| James Long | A man who organized a filibustering trip because the U.S gave away Texas. |
| Eventually | Sometime later; in the end. |
| Pirate | A person who steals from ships on the sea. |
| Republic | A nation which voters elect representatives to make laws. |
| Occupied | To take over or rule another country. |
| Monarchist | A person who wanted to keep his/her social status and limit changes. |
| Augustine de Iturbide | Leader of the monarchist that wrote the Plan of Iguala. |
| Achieve | To do or accomplish. |
| Anti-Monarchist | A person whom was committed to liberty and equality. |
| Plan of Iguala | Plan that was wrote by the leader of the monarchist Iturbide to abdicate king Ferdinand. |
| Treaty of Cordoba | Treaty which freed TX from Spain and Mexico claimed TX after. |
| 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 three original Spanish settlements in TX. |
| Abdicate | Forced to give up a position of power. |
| Erasmo Seguin | Representative of the Mexican congress who represented TX & Coahuila |
| Coahuila & Texas | The merge of Coahuila and TX to maintain Spanish rule. |
| Empresario | The Spanish. |
| Title | The legal right to own a piece of property |
| Pecan Point | The start of U.S setters in T.X. |
| 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 41428 acres of land. |
| Speculator | Persons who buy large areas of land and try to sell it to people to make profit. |
| Stephen F. Austin | "The Father of Texas"-son of Moses-carried out his father's dream & is credited with populating Texas with settlers. |
| Agriculture | The work of preparing soil, producing crops, and raising livestock. |
| Collapse | To break down of fail. |
| 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 tow 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 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 Empressario 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 armed forces. |
| Self-government | A government in which the people take an active role in making laws and decisions. |
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