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Chapter 3 Vocabulary
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mission | a settlement in Native American territory designed to convert Native Americans 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 diseases in a short time |
| Cede | to formally give up ownership of something |
| Transform | to change in character or condition |
| Establish | to settle; to make towns, communities, and homesteads in an area |
| Friar | started missions; members of church clergy. Like a priest or pastor |
| Factor | part of what creates a result; piece of 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 that came to Texas to capture and trade horses |
| James Wilkinson | general in the U.S. army that turned against the U.S. |
| Neutral Ground Agreement | agreement between Spain and U.S. that no troops would occupy this land |
| Class | social rank |
| Peninsulares | born in Spain |
| Criollos | born in New Spain to Spanish parents |
| Mestizos | born to one Spanish parent and one Native American parent |
| Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | a priest from Dolores who issued "Grito de Dolores" |
| Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara | a Mexican rebel who decided to invade Texas |
| Battle of Medina | a battle for independence in Texas that failed |
| James Long | angry man that 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 | to take over or rule another country |
| Monarchist | a person who wanted to keep his or her high social status and limit changes |
| Augustine de Iturbide | leader of the monarchists that wrote Plan of Iguala |
| Achieve | to do or accomplish |
| Anti-Monarchist | a person who was committed to liberty and equality and who favored changes in government |
| Plan of Iguala | a plan that stated Mexico would become an independent nation |
| Treaty of Cordoba | a treaty stating the Nation of Mexico was born |
| San Antonio | named after missionary Antonio-Texas most important mission town |
| La Bahia | now called Goliad, Texas. One of the last Mission-Presidios |
| Nacogdoches | one of the 3 original Spanish settlements in Texas |
| Abdicate | force to give up a position of power |
| Erasmo Seguin | A settler of San Antonio |
| Coahuila and Texas | the merge of Coahuila and 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 | person who bought large areas of land and try to sell some of it |
| Stephen F. Austin | "The Father of Texas" - son of Moses - carried out his father's dream and 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 | association of two or more people in a business value |
| 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 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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