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Unit 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mission | A settlement in Native America territory designed to convert them to Christianity |
| Presidio | A Spanish fort that protects a missions |
| Catechism | A set of questions and answer 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 on condition |
| Establish | to settle |
| Friar | Started missions members of church clergy like priest or pastor |
| Factor | Part of what creates a result piece or contribution |
| Filibuster | A person who wages an 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 media | Arredondo defeated to 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 rules 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 the monarchists. Fought against Hidalgo & Morelos to keep social classes |
| Plan of iguala | iterbide compromise between people of Spain to declare Mexico indepandent |
| Treaty of Cordoba | the offcial 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 populated missions towns |
| Nacogdoches | one of the 3 original major Spanish Settlements home of SFASU |
| Abdicate | forced to give up a position of power |
| Empresario | Spanish word for contactor person who puts together business deal |
| Title | The legal right to won a piece of property |
| Pecan point | loop in the red river start of the growing intrest in Texas by U.S settlers refuge to avoid the justice by outlaws |
| Moses Austin | An America 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 dream and is credited with population Texas with settlers |
| Agriculture | the work of perparing the soil producing crops and raising livestock |
| Collapes | to break down or fail completely |
| Militia | a group of armed citizens that serve as soldiers during 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 Edwards 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 taken 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) |