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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 territory designed to convert Native Americans to Christianity |
| Presidio | 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 and condition |
| Establish | To settle; to make towns, communities & homesteads in and area |
| Friar | Started missions; members of church clergy, like a priest or pastor |
| Filibuster | A person who wages an unofficial war on a country |
| Benefit | Something that is good for a person |
| Philip Nolan | A horse trader that came to Texas |
| James Wilkinson | A general from the United States |
| Natural Ground Agreement | Agreement between Spain & United States that no soldier would occupy this land |
| Class | Social Rank |
| Peninsulares | Born in Spain, best jobs, wealthy |
| Criollos | Born in New Spain to Spanish parents, 2nd Class |
| Mestizos | 3rd class, born to one Spanish parent and one Indian parent |
| Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | A priest from Delores looking for a change |
| Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara | Mexican rebel who decided to invade Texas |
| Battle of Medina | A battle where Arredondo defeated Toledo's Army |
| James Long | Organized the group for filibustering trip in Natchez, Mississippi |
| Eventually | Some time later; in the end |
| Pirate | A person who steals from ships on sea |
| Republic | Citizens elect representatives to make laws. The representatives answer to the citizens. |
| Occupied | To take over or rule another country |
| Monarchist | In the early 1800s, in new Spain, a person who wanted to keep his or her high social status & traditions and wanted to limit changes. |
| Augustine de Iturbide | Leader of the Monarchist that wrote the Plan of Iguala |
| Achieve | To do or accomplish |
| Anti-Monarchist | A person who was committed to liberty and equality and wanted to change. |
| Plan of Iguala | The plan that stated Mexico would become and independent nation. |
| Treaty of Cordoba | Spain agreed to accept the terms of the Plan of Iguala and to withdraw its troops from Mexico. |
| 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 3 original Spanish settlements in Texas. |
| Abdicate | Forced to give up a position of power |
| Erasmo Seguin | A settler of San Antonio who represented Coahulia & Texas to Mexico congress. |
| Coahulia & Texas | The merge of Coahulia & 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 to others. |
| 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 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 very 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 lead or direct. |
| Republic of Fredonia | Haden Edward's father failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico. |
| Census | An official count of the population of a religion. |
| 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 in the armed forces. |
| Self-government | A government in which the people who take an active role in making laws & decisions. |
| Factor | Part of what creates a result; piece or contribution. |
| Colonization | The action and process of claiming, settling, and establishing control over an area and developing towns, schools, churches, and businesses. |
| Tactics | An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. |
| Influences | The ability to have an effect on the development of something. |
| Parishioner | A person that lives in a particular parish (county) and is a member of the area church. |
| 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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