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chapter 3 vocab
3.1,3.2,3.3,3.4,3.5,3.6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mission | a settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native Americans to Christianity. |
| presidio | a spanish fort that protects a mission |
| Catechasism | a set of questions and answers about Catholic beliefs |
| epidemic | a disease that spreads rapidly in a short time |
| cede | to formally give up ownership or something |
| transform | to change in character or condition |
| establish | to settle |
| frair | started missions |
| factor | part of what creates a result |
| fillibuster | a person who wages an unofficial war on a country |
| a horse trader | general in us army as a double agent |
| natural ground agreement | area of land that no Spanish or American |
| class | social rank |
| peninsulars | Spanish born, wealthy, upper class |
| crillos | 2nd class, born new spain |
| Mestizos | born to one spanish and one american indian |
| Miguel Hildago y costilla | wrote the cry of dolores to end the power of social classes |
| Jose Bernando Gutterez | Mexican rebel who invaded Texas |
| Battle of Medina | Bloodiest battle fought in Texas |
| James Long | Organised a group for a fillibustering strip |
| eventually | some time later |
| pirate | someone who steals from ship on the sea |
| republic | a nation in which people elect represenitives to make alws |
| occupied | To take over or rule another country |
| monarchist | a person who wanted to keep their social status high |
| Augustine de Inturbide | leader of Monarchists |
| achieve | to do or accomplish |
| anti-monarchist | a person commited to liberty and equalty |
| Plan of iguala | a plan created by the Mexicans |
| Treaty of Cordoba | a treaty that makes Mexico a official place |
| san antonio | named after missionary Antonio |
| la bahai | Now called Goliad Tx one of the last mission presidos |
| Nacogdoches | One ofthe three original spanish settlementsin Texas |
| abdicate | forced to give up a position of power |
| Erasmo Seguin | a settler of San Antonio |
| coahuila and texas | a merge of coahuila and Texas to maintain Spanish rule |
| empressario | Spanish word for contractor |
| title | a legal right to own a piece of property |
| pecan point | the start of u.s. settlement in Texas |