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chapter 3 vocad
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mission | a settlement in natives American territory designed to convert Natives Americans to Christianity |
| presidio | a Spanish fort that consist of missions |
| epidemic | a repaid spread of diseases in a short period of time |
| cede | to formally give up ownership of something |
| transform | to change in character or condition |
| establish | to settle; to make towns, communities and homestead in a area |
| friar | started missions ; member of church clergy like a pastor or pester |
| factor | part of what create a result |
| filibuster | a person who wages a official war on a country |
| benefits | something that is good for a person |
| Philip Nolan | a horse herder in Texas |
| James welkins | general from the united states |
| neutral ground agreement | agreement between the Spanish and U.S. that no solders would occupies this area |
| class | social rank |
| peninsulas | wealthy Spanish upper class |
| criollos | born in new Spain to Spanish parents |
| mestizos | born to one Spanish parent and one Native American parent |
| Miguel hidalgo | a priest from Dolores that wanted to end social ranks |
| Jose Bernard | a revival that invaded Texas |
| battle of medina | Arenado attacked and defected Toledo also the boldest battle on Texas soil |
| James long | a man who organized a filibuster trip that eventually pushed through Texas |
| eventually | some time latter; in the end |
| pirate | a person who steals from ships at sea |
| republic | a nation that votes and elects repesintives to make laws |
| occupied | to take over or rule another country |
| monarchist | a person who didn't want change and to keep there high social studious |
| Augustine | the leader of the monarchist that wrote the plan of Iguala |
| achieve | to do or accomplish something |
| anti monarchist | believed in bot liberty and equality |
| plan of Iguala | so Mexico could become and independent nation |
| treaty of cordoba | made that plan of Iguala official |
| Moses Austin | 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 |
| speculators | a person that buys a large amount of land and sales it bit by bit |
| Stephen F. Austin | "the father of Texas" -son of Moses- carried out his fathers dream and is credited with populating Tx with settlers |
| agriculture | the work of preparing soil, production of crops, and raising live stock |
| collapse | to break down or fall completely |
| militia | a group of armed citizens that served as solders 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 venture |
| San Felipe De Austin | the main town of Austin's colony where he did all his business |
| conducted | to direct or lead |
| republic of Fredonia | Haden Edwards failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico |
| census | an official count of population in 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 |
| 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 when the people take an active role in making laws and decisions |
| san antonio | named after mission |
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