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Ch. 3 vocab.
3.1,3.2,3.3 vocab
Term | Definition |
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moses Austin | an american business man that hoped to make a living off of bringing settlers to Texas |
sitio | 4,428 acres |
speculator | someone who buys large area of land divides it to smaller pieces and resells it |
stephen F. Austin | "the father of texas "- son of moses carried out his fathers dream and is credited with populating texas with settlers |
Agriculture | work of preparing soil,producing crops,and raising live stock |
collapse | to break down or fail completely |
Militia | a group of armed citizens who serve as soldiers during emergencies |
grant | a possession,such as land , legally given to someone for free or very little money |
partnership | an association of two or more people in a business venture |
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 taxas 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 Dewit | A texan empressario that brought 400 families to texas |
Minister | A person sent to another country to represent their home country to the goverment |
civilians | people that are not in army forces |
self government | a government in which the people take an active role in making laws and decisions |
filibuster |