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vocab
Question | Answer |
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Moses Austin | A young man who settled for Texas in 1820 |
sitio | A Spanish unit of measurement representive 4,428 acres of land |
speculator | people who large areas of land try to sell the band |
Stephen F. Austin | the father of Texas-son of mases- carried out his fathers dream & is credited with populating Texas with settlers |
agriculture | the work of preparing the soil producing's crop and raising live stock |
collapse | to break down or fail completely |
militia | a group of armed citizens who served as soldiers during an emergency |
grant | a possession, such as land, legally given to someone for free or very little money |
partnership | arrangement of 2 or more people in a business ship/trip |
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 Edwards failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico |
census | an official count on population of a region |
Tejano | people with Mexican ancestry that lived in Texas |
Martin de Leon | the only Mexican Impresario that brought Mexican settlers to Texas |
green Dewitt | A Texan impresario 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 armed forces |
self-government | A government in which the people take a roll making laws or decisions |