4A Vocab Spanish Colonial Texas Flash Cards

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mission

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A religious settlement built to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

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presidio

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A Spanish fort built to protect missions and settlers.

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colony

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A settlement ruled by another country.

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colonization

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The act of setting up settlements in a new area.

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Anglo

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A person of European, usually English-speaking, descent.

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Tejano

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A person of Mexican descent born in Texas.

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filibuster

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A person who wages unauthorized warfare in a foreign country.

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republic

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A government where people elect representatives.

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independence

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Freedom from control by another government.

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constitution

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A written plan that outlines a government’s rules.