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unit 3 vocabulary
unit 1Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mission | a settlement in native american territory designed to convert them to christianity |
| presidio | a spanish fort that protects a misssion |
| catechism | a set of questions and answers about the 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 unoffical war on a country |
| benefit | somthing 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 citizen |
| mestizos | 1 spanish parent & 1 indian parent-lower class citizen |
| battle of medina | arrendondo defeated toledo & 1400 filibusters. it was the bloodiest battle on texas |
| james long | an angry u.s. citizen that organized a filibuster group that declared texas of free spain |
| eventually | some time ;in the end |
| pirate | a person who steals from ships on the sea |
| republic | a nation in which voters elect their officals |
| 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 queenof spain |
| auggustine de lterbide | leader of the monarchists. fought agsint hidalgo & morelos to keep social classes |
| plan of lugeala | lterbids compromis between the people of spain to declare mexico |
| treaty of cordoba | the official agreement between spain agreed to recognize mexico as its own nation |
| san antonio | named after missionary antionio- one of the most imporant and populated mission towns |
| nacogedoches | one of the 3 original major spanish settlements -home of sfasu |
| empresario | spanish word for contractor a person who puts together a business |
| title | the legal right to won piece of propety |
| Pecan Point | Loop in the Red River - start of the growing interest in Texas by U.S. settlers - refuge point to avoid the justice by outlaws |
| 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 | people who buy large pieces of land and resell portions to make money |
| Stephen F. Austin | "The Father of Texas" - Son of Moses - carried out his father's 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 | associations of 2 or more people on a business venture |
| conduct | to direct or lead |
| Republic of Fredonia | Haden Edward's failed attempt to free Texas from Mexico |
| census | an official count of the 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 the armed forces |
| Achieve | to do or accomplish |
| Anti-monarchist | a person who is committed to liberty & equality and wants to get rid of the monarchy (king & queen) |