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unit 3 vocab

TermDefinition
mission a settlement in NA territory designed to convert NA to Christianity
presidio a Spanish fort that protects a mission
catechism set of question and answers about Catholic beliefs
epidemic rapid spread of disease in a short time
cede to give up ownership of something
transform to change in character or condition
establish to settle to make towns and homesteads in an area
friar members of the clergy like a priest or pastor
factor part of what creates a result piece of contribution
fillibuster a person who wages an unofficial war on a country
benefit smth that is good for a person
phillip nolan a horse trader claimed he was gonna capture and train wild horses
james wilkinson a general in the US army hired as an double agent
neutral ground agreement agreement between Spain and US that no soldiers would watch land
class social rank
peninsulares people born in spain upper class pencil
criollos born in new spain to spanish parents
mestizos born to one spanish parent and one native american parent
miguel hidalgo y costillo a priest from new spain
gutterrez a mexican rebel
battle of medina bloodiest battle fought on texas soil
james long orginized a group for fillibustering in 1819 led another group to texas
eventually some time later in the end
pirate a person who steals from ships
republic a nation in which voters elect representitives to make laws
occupied a person who wanted to keep there social classes and have no changes
monarchist to take over or rule another country
augustine de iturbide leader of the monarchist that wrote the plan of iguala
achieve to do or accomplish
anti monarchist favored revonlutionary changes in gov. in the traditional social order
plan of iguala plan stated Mexico would become a independent nation
treaty of cordoba made mexico a independent nation officially
san antonio named after missionary antonio most important mission town
la bahia now called goliad tx one of the last mission presidio
nacogdoches one of three spanish settlements in TX
abdicate forced to give up a postition of power
erasmo seguin represented coahulia and texas to mexican congress
coahulia and texas merging coahulia and texas to maintain spanish rule
empresario the spanish word for contracter puts together buisness deals
title the legal right to own property
pecan point the start of US settlers in texas
Moses Austin an American business man wanted to make money bringing settlers to Texas
sitio a Spanish unit of measures ( 4,428 ) acres
speculator people who by land and sell it little by little
Stephen F Austin "Father of Texas" son of Moses carried out fathers dream
agriculture the work of land crops and livestock
collapse to break down or fall completely
militia armed people who work as soldiers during emergency
grant possession such as land legally given to some one for free of very little money
partnership association of 2 or more people in business
San Felipe De Austin main town where Austin did his business
conduct to direct or lead
Republic of Fredonia Hayden Edwards failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico
census an official count of a population of a region
Tejano a Mexican person who lives in Texas
Martin De Leon 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 the gov.
civilians people who are not in the armed forces
self gov. A gov. where people take an active role in making laws and dessions
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