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3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 vocab

TermDefinition
Mission A settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native 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.
Friar Are members of the clergy who belong to religious groups called orders.
Factor Part of what creates a result; piece or contribution
Fillibuster A person who wages an official war in a country
Benefit Something that is good for a person
Philip Nolan A horse trader
James Wilkinson A general in the US Army
Natural Ground Agreement Area of land that no Spanish or US troops could occupie
Class A persons wealth, place of birth, and other factors
Peninsulares Spanish born, high class
Criollos Born in New Spain to Spanish parents, second class
Mestizos Born to one Spanish parent and one Native parent
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla He wrote the cry of Dolores to end the power of Peninsulares
Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara Decided to invade Texas
Battle of Medina The place where Joaqin de Arredondo defeated Toledo' army
James Long He organized a group for a filibustering trip
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 Busy or doing something
Monarchist A person who wanted to keep his or her high social status and traditions
Augustine de Iturbide The leader of the monarchists
Achieve To complete something
Anti-Monarchist A person who was commited to liberty and equality
Plan of Iguala A plan where Mexico would become and independent nation
Treaty of Cordoba Made the nation of Mexico official
San Antonio Named after missionary Antonio- Texas most important mission town
La Bahia Now called Goliad, Tx one of the last mission-presidio's
Nacogdoches One of the 3 original Spanish settlements in Tx
Abdicate Forces to give up a position of power
Erasmo Seguin A settler of San Antonio
Coahuila and Texas The merge of Coahuila & Tx 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 Tx
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 and is credited with populating Tx 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 serves as soldiers during an emergency
Grant To agree or allow
Partnership Associations of two or more people in a business venture.
San Felipe de Austin The main town of Austin 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 his or her government.
Civillians 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.
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