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unit 3
unit 3 vocabulary
| 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 contribution |
| Filibuster | a person who wages 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 2 Spanish parents. 2nd class citizens |
| Mestizos | 1 Spanish parents in 1 Indian parent - lower class citizen |
| Battle of Medina | Arredondo defeated Toledo in 1400 filibusters. It was the bloodiest battle on Texas soil. |
| James Long | An angry U.S. citizen that organized a filibuster group that decleared |
| Eventually | some time or later; in the end |
| pirate | A person who 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 in classes in New Spain; Loyal to the king and queen of Spain |
| Augustine de Iterbide | Leader of the Monarchist. Fought against Hidalgo in Morelos to keep social classes |
| plan of Iguala | Iterbide's 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 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 "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- starts of the growing interest in Texas by U.S. settlers- refuge point to avoid the justice by outlaws |
| mosses Austin | An American business man that hoped to bring U.S. settlers to Spanish Texas |
| sitio | a Spanish units 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 fathers 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 | associated 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 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 and equality and wants to get rid of the monarchy [king and queen] |
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