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Unit 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mission | a settlement in Native American territory designed to convert them to 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 | 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 an unofficial war on a counrty |
| 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 |
| Criolles | born in New Spain to 2 spanish parent. 2nd class citizens |
| mestizos | 1 spanish parent and 1 indian parent- lower class citizen |
| Battle of Medina | Arredondo defeated Toledo and 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 rule another country |
| Monarchist | a person that wants to keep social order and classes in New Spain |
| Augustine de Iterbide | leader of the monarchists. Fought against Hidalgo and Morelos to keep social classes |
| Plan of Iguala | Iterbides compromise between the people of Spain to declare Mexico Independent |
| Treaty of Cordoba | the official agreement between Spain and Mexico where spain agreed to recognize Mexico as its own nation |
| San Antonio | named after missionary Antonio- one of the most important and populated mission towns |
| Nacogdoches | one of the 3 original major Spanish Settlements |
| Abdicate | forced to give up a position of power |
| Empresario | 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- start of growing interest in Texas by U.S. settlers, a 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 |
| 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 fathers dream and is credited with population Texas with the most settlers |
| Agricultre | 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 possesion, such as land, legally given to a person for free |
| Partnership | associations of 2 or more people on 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 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 |
| civilians | people who are not in the armed forces |
| achieve | to do or accomplish |
| Anti-monarchist | a person who is committed to liberty and equality and wants to get rid of the monarchy |