Vocab check

A religious institution that tried to bring Native Americans into the Spanish colonial empire was a:

• presidio

• mission

• colony

• republic

Spanish speaking or Mexican resident of Texas

• Anglo

• friar

• Tejano

• filibuster

Land ruled by another country as part of an empire is a:

• land grant

• mission

• presidio

• colony

An agent that received land for settling immigrants in Texas was:

• a Tejano

• an empresario

• an Anglo

• a conquistador

A military adventurer who tried to break Texas away from Spain in the early 1800’s was:

• an Anglo

• a friar

• a Tejano

• a filibuster

A military fort that protected nearby missions was a:

• presidio

• mission

• colony

• republic

A Spanish conquerer is:

• a filibuster

• an empresario

• a conquistador

• an empresario

A member of a religious group that ran the missions was:

• a friar

• an empresario

• a conquistador

• an empresario

A government with leaders elected by the people is a:

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• junta

• republic

When a country is free from the rule of another country and rules itself, it is considered:

• a convert

• filibuster

• independent

• presidio