vocabulary
Define land speculator
a person who sells hoping to buy a large profit
Define alliance
an agreement among countries to work together
People of European heritage living in the USA are called?
Anglio americans
What does skirmish mean?
a small battle usually fought during wartime
This law was made on April 6, 1930, and stopped people from immigrating to the United States. What was this law called?
The law of April 6th, 1930
define epidemic
a situation in which a disease is spread rapidly through a population
define fillibuster
an individual who carries unauthorized warfare to a foreign country
bob is going to _______ his land owner to comferm the boundries of his property
survey
What is the difference between centralist and federalist?
Federalists wanted government power between Mexico's government and the states under the Constitution of 1824, while centralists wanted stronger control in the national government goverment
Who issued the Elgreto de deloris
Father Hildalgo
define delegate
a representative of a group attending a meeting
define liberation
freedom
years of hardship followed by war as a ______
depression
Who are the old 300?
The original 300 settler families of Steven F. Astens Cononey.
What is a valquero?
a Spanish term for cowboy
define import
to bring goods from a foreign country
define republic
a government in which people elect represenitives for govermental dicisions
The first person to settle an area is known as a ____
pioneer
the___ of moving across the contry is was one that what seemed worth the risk
benifit
who is moses Austin
The father of Steven F. Austin gained permission from the Spanish to bring 300 Anglo-Americans to Texas, and later died and asked his son to do the rest of the work for him.
define duty
a tax for imported goods
Name one person that is a dictator
santa anna
the family settled the largest_______in Texas.
department
How did early settlers protect themselves from raids by the native Americans?
a militia.
Why did people want to come to Texas?
It had great benefits for farmers and people raising a family, and Mexico wanted them to