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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 charactor or condition |
| established | to settle |
| friar | started missions members of church clergy like a preist 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 thus land between Texas and Louisianna |
| 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 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 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 and Queen of Spain |
| Augustine de iterbide | |
| plan of iguala | |
| treaty of cordoba | |
| san antonio | |
| nacadoches | |
| adbicate | |
| empresario | |
| title | |
| pecan point | |
| moses |