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unit 3 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mission | a settlement in native american territory designed to convert them to christanity. |
| 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 of 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 condition |
| filibuster | a person who wages on unofficial war on a country |
| benefit | something that is good for a person |
| neutra ground agreement | agreement between spain and the u.s. that no soldiers would occupy this land between texas and louisian. |
| class | soical rank |
| peninsulares | wealthy, upper-class, spanish born people living in new spain |
| criollso | born in new spain to 2 spanish parents. 2nd class citizens |
| mestzios | 1 spanish parent & 1 indian parent - lower class citizen |
| battle of medina | Arredondo defeated toledo & 1400 filibusters. it wasvthe bloodiest battle on texas soil |