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unit vocablary 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mission | a settlement in native American territory designed to convert them to Christianity |
| peredio | a Spanish fort that protects a mission |
| catechism | a set of questions and answers about the catholic faith |
| epidemc | the rapid spread of 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 | something that is good for a person |
| benefit | agreement between Spain and the .u's that no solders would occupy this land between Texas and Louisiana |
| class | social bank |
| peninsulres | wealthy upper-class Spanish born people living in Spain |
| criolllos | born i new Spain to 2 Spanish born people living in new Spain |
| mestizos | 1 Spanish parent & 1 Indian parent-lower class citizen |
| battle of medina | arredndo teledo & 1400filibusters it was bloodiest battle on Texas soil |
| james long | an angry us citizen tat organized a filibusters group that declared Texas free of Spain |
| eventually | some time later at 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 lterbide | leaders of the monarchists fought against hidalgo & Morelos to keep social classes |
| plan of lguala | Iturbide's comprise 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-one of the most important and populations missions towns |
| nacodoges | one of 3 original major Spanish settlements-home of SFASU |
| abdicate | foreced to give up a position of power |
| impresario | spanish word for contractor a person who puts together a business deal |
| title | the legal right to won a piece of property |
| pecan point | loop in the red river- star of the growing interest in Texas by u's settlers- refuge point to avoid the justice by outlwas |
| mosses Austin | an amerian business man that hoped to bring us settlers to Spanish taxes |
| sitio | a Spanish unit of measuring land-4.428 acres |
| speculator | a people who but large pieces of land and resell portions to make money |
| Stephan f . austin | the father of Texas - son of mosses- carried out his fathers dream and is credited with populating Texas with settlers |
| agriculture | the work of preparing the soil producing crops and raising live stock |
| collapse | to break down or fail completely |
| milita | a group of armed citizen that serve as soldiers during an emergency |
| grant | a possession such as land legally give to a person for free |
| partnership | associations of 2 of more people on a business venture |
| conduct | to direct or lead |
| republic of Fredonia |