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Unit 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mission | a settlement in Native America territory designed to convert them to Christianity |
| Presidio | A Spanish fort that protects a mission |
| Catchism | A set of questions and answers about the Catholic faith |
| Epidemic | 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 pastor |
| Factor | Part of what creates a result; piece or contribution |
| Fillibuster | 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 to 2 Spanish parents. 2nd class citizens |
| Mestizos | 1 Spanish parent and 1 Indian parent - lower class citizen |
| Battle of Medina | Arredondo defeated 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 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 & Queen of Spain |
| Augustine de Iterbide | Leader of the Monarchists. Fought against Hidalgo & Morelos to keep social classes |
| Plan of Iguala | Iturbide's compromise between the people of Spain to declare Mexico independent |
| Treaty of Cordoba | The official agreement between Spain & Mexico were Spain recognize Mexico as it's own nation |
| San Antonio | named after missionary, Antonio - one of the most important and populated mission towns |
| Nacogdoches | One of the three 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 - start of the growing interest in Texas by US settlers - refuge point to avoid the justice by outlaws |
| Moses Austin | American businessman that hoped to bring US settlers to Spanish Texas |
| Sitio | Play 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 | Association of two or more people on a visit business venture |
| Conduct | To director or lead |
| Republic of Fredonia | Hayden 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 | Government and which people take active role and 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 & queen) |