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Ch. 3 Vocab.
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mission | A building used to convert American Indians 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 disease in a short time |
| Cede | To formally give up ownership of something |
| Transform | To change |
| Friar | Started missions ; members of a church |
| Factor | Part of what creates a result |
| Filibuster | A person who wages an unofficial war |
| Benefit | Something that is good for a person |
| Philip Nolan | A horse trader |
| James Wilkinson | U.S. Army general working as a spy for Spain |
| Neutral Ground Agreement | Agreement between Spain and U.S. that no soldiers would occupy this land |
| Class | Social rank |
| Peninsulares | Wealthy, Spanish born, upper class people |
| Criollos | Born to Spanish parents but born in New Spain |
| Mestizos | Born to one Spanish parent and one Native American |
| Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | A priest who wanted everyone to be treated the same |
| Jose Bernardo Guterrez de Lara | A Mexican rebel who invaded Texas |
| Battle of Medina | The bloodiest battle on Texas soil |
| James Long | Created and army and declared Texas was freed from Spain |
| Eventually | Some time later |
| Pirate | A person who steals from ships on the sea |
| Republic | A nation which voters elect representatives |
| Occupied | To take over or rule another country |
| Monarchist | A person who wanted to keep their high status and limit changes |
| Augustine de Iturbide | Leader of monarchist wrote Plan of Iguala |
| Achieve | To gain or win |
| Anti-monarchist | A person committed to liberty and equality |
| Plan of Iguala | A compromise between peninsulares and criollos |
| Treaty of Cordoba | A treaty that gave Mexico independence |
| Moses Austin | An American business man that hoped to make a living off of bringing settlers to Texas. |
| Sitio | A Spanish unit of measurement |
| Speculator | People who buy land to sell |
| Stephen F. Austin | "The Father of Texas" - son of Moses - carried out his fathers dream |
| Agriculture | Farm work |
| Collapse | To break down of fail completely |
| Militia | A small military |
| Grant | A possession such as land, legally given to someone for free or cheap |
| Partnership | Associations between people |
| San Felipe de Austin | The main town of Austin's colony |
| Conduct | To direct or lead |
| Republic of Fredonia | Haden Edwards failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico |
| Census | An official count of population of somewhere |
| Tejano | People with Mexican ancestry that live 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 theirs |
| Civilians | People that are not armed forces |
| Self-government | A government where people take an active roll |
| San Antonio | Named after a missonary Antonio |
| La Bahia | One of the last mission-presidios |
| Nacogdoches | One of the 3 original Spanish settlements |
| Abdicate | Forced to give up a position of power. |
| Erasmo Seguin | A settler of San Antonio |
| Coahuila & Texas | The merge of Coahuila & Texas to maintain Spanish rule |
| Empressario | Responsible for settling in Texas |
| Title | A social status given to someone |
| Pecan Point | The start of U.S. settlers in Texas |
| Establish | To settle |
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