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unit 3 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mission | A settlement in Native American territory designed to convert them to Christianity. |
| Presidio | A Spanish fort that protects a mission. |
| Catechism | A set of questions and answers about the Catholic faith. |
| Epidemic | The rapid spread of a disease in a short period of time. |
| Cede | To formally give up ownership of something |
| Transform | To change in character or condition |
| Establish | To settle |
| Friar | Started missions; members of church clergy like a priest or a pastor. |
| Factor | Part of what creates a result; piece or contribution |
| filibuster | a person who wages an unofficial war on a country |
| benefit | something that is good for a person |
| neutral ground agreement | agreement between Spain and the U.S. that no soldiers would occupy this land between Texas and Louisiana |
| class | Social Rank |
| Peninsulares | wealthy, upper-class, Spanish born people living in New Spain |
| Criollos | born in New Spain to 2 Spanish parents. 2nd class citizens |
| Mestizos | 1 Spanish parent &1 Indian parent- lower class citizen |
| Battle of Medina | Arredondo defeated Toledo &1400 filibusters. It was the bloodiest battle on Texas soil. |
| James Long | An angry U.S. citizen that organized a filibuster group that declared Texas free of Spain |
| Eventually | some time later ; in the end |
| Pirate | A person who steals from ships on the sea |
| Republic | a nation in which voters elect their officials |
| occupied | to take over or rule another country |
| Monarchist | a person that wants to keep social order and classes in New Spain; Loyal to the King & Queen of Spain |
| Augustine de iterbide | Leader of monarchists. |
| plan of iguala | iterbide's compromise between the people of Spain to declare Mexico independent |
| Treaty of Cordoba | The official agreement between Spain & Mexico where Spain agreed to recognize Mexico as its own nation |
| San Antonio | named after missionary Antonio |
| Nacogdoches | one of the 3 original major Spanish Settlements |
| Abdicate | Forced to give up a position of power |
| Empresario | Spanish word for contractor |
| Title | the legal right to won a piece of property |
| Pecan Point | loop in the Red River |
| Moses Austin | An American business man that hoped to bring U.S. settlers to Spanish Texas |
| Sitio | a Spanish unit of measuring land - 4.428 acres |
| Speculator | |
| Stephen F. Austin | |
| Agriculture | |
| collapse | |
| Militia | |
| Grant | |
| partnership | |
| conduct | |
| Republic of Fredonia | |
| census | |
| Tejano | |
| minister | |
| Self government | |
| Civilians | |
| achieve | |
| Anti monarchist |