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unit 3 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mission | A settlement in Native America territory designed to convert them 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 | stared mission ; members of church clergy like a priest or a pastor . |
| FACTOR | part of what create a result ; piece or contribution |
| FILIBUSTER | a person who wages an unofficial war on a country |
| BENEFITS | something that is good for a person . |
| NEUTRAL GROUND AGREEMENTS | 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 Spanish. |
| criollos | Born in new Spanish to 2 Spanish parents . 2nd class citizens . |
| Mestizos | 1 Spanish parents & 1 Indian parents lower class citizens . |
| battle of medina | Arredondo defeated Toledo & 1400 filibuster. it was the bloodiest battle free of soil. |
| James Long | An Spanish U.S citizens that organized a filibuster group that declared Texas free of Spain . |
| EVENTUALLY | some time later; in the end. |
| PIRATE | a person who steals from ship on the sea |
| RUPUBLIC | a nation in which voter elect their officials . |
| OCCUPIED | to take over a ruled another country. |
| Augustine de lterbide | leader of the monarchist . fought against Hidalgo & Morelos to keep social classes |
| monarchist | a person that want to keep social order and classes in New Spain ; loyal to the king & queen of Spain. |
| PLAN OF LGUALA | Iterbide's compromise between the people of Spain to declare Mexico independent . |
| TREATYOF CORDOBA | the official agreement Spain & Mexico where Spain agreed to recognize Mexico as it own nation. |
| San Antonio | named after missionary ANTONIO one of the most important and populated mission town |
| NACOGDOCHES | one of the 3 original major Spanish settlements home of SFASU |
| ADDICATE | forced to give up a position of power |
| EMPRESARIO | Spanish word for contractor a person who put together a business deal |
| TITLE | the legal right to won a piece of property . |
| PECAN POINTS | loop in the red river start of the growing interest in Texas by US settlers refuge point a avoid the justice by outlaws . |
| MOSES AUSTIN | An American business man that hoped to bring US settlers to Spanish Texas |
| SITIO | A Spanish unit of measuring land - 4.428 acres |
| speculator | people who buy large pieces of land and resell portions yo make money . |
| Stephen F. Austin | The father of Texas son of Moses carried out his father dream and is credited with populating Texas with settlers . |
| AGRICULTURE | The work of preparing the soil producing crops, and raising livestock . |
| collapse | To break down or fail completely. |
| MILITIA | A group of armed citizens that serve as soldiers during an emergency. |
| GRANT | a possession, such as land, legally given to a person for free |
| PARTNERSHIP | association of 2 or more people on a business venture. |
| CONDUCT | to direct or lead |
| REPUBLIC OF FREDONIA | Haden Edward failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico |
| CENSUS | an official count of the people population in a region |
| TEJANO | people with Mexican ancestry living in Texas. |
| MINISTER | A person sent to another country to represent their home country to the government . |
| SELF-GOVERNMENT | A government in which people take an active role in making laws and decisions. |
| CIVILIANS | people who are not in a armed force |
| ACHIEVE | to do or accomplish. |
| ANTIA-MONARCHIST | A PERSON WHO IS COMMITTED TO LIBERTY & EQUALITY AN WANT TO GET RID OF THE MONARCHY (KING&QUEEN). |