Vocab check

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A religious institution that aimed to integrate Native Americans into the Spanish colonial empire:

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mission

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Spanish speaking or Mexican resident of Texas

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Tejano

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Land ruled by another country as part of an empire:

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colony

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Agent who received land for settling immigrants in Texas:

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an empresario

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Military adventurer who sought to separate Texas from Spain in the early 1800s:

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a filibuster

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A military fort that protected nearby missions:

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presidio

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A Spanish conqueror is:

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a conquistador

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A member of a religious group that ran the missions:

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a friar

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A government with leaders elected by the people is a:

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republic

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A country free from another's rule and self-governing is:

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independent