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People
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Terms to Know
100
Dictator
What is a ruler with absolute power
100
Filibuster
What is an individual who carries out unauthorized warfare against a foreign
100
La Salle
What is the first French explorer to enter land that is present day Texas
100
Anglo American
What is a white person living in the United States who is not Hispanic
100
A variety, a mixture
What is Diversity
200
Presidio
What is a Spanish fort or military post
200
San Francisco de los Tejas
What is first mission in Texas
200
Hernan Cortes
What is he conquered the Aztec empire
200
Commerce
What is the buying and selling of goods and services
200
A person who lives by hunting and gathering food, rather than growing it
What is a Hunter-Gather
300
San Juan Bautista
What is First Successful mission in Texas
300
Nomad
What is a person who moves from place to place
300
Father Miguel Hidalgo
What is a priest that wanted better opportunities for Mexicans, this marked the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence
300
5th Amnedment
What is All citizens are granted the right to due process of the law
300
Friar
What is a Catholic priest who belongs to a religious order
400
Tejano
What is a Texan of Spanish or Mexican heritage
400
Conquistador
What is a Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power
400
Santa Anna
What is he choose to be a federalist over a centralist to gain support of the people
400
Roles of Men and Women in Texas
What is Roles of Women in colonies: cooking, cleaning, farming and raising children Roles of Men in colonies: farming, ranching, and building shelter
400
Federalist vs Centralists
What is Federalist: someone who believes in sharing power between the states and the national government Centralist: someone who believes power should be concentrated in the nation government
500
Mestizo
What is a person of mixed Spanish and Native American heritage
500
Petrochemical
What is any substance made from petroleum or natural gas
500
Stephen F. Austin
What is leads the first colony to Texas and the most successful empresario
500
Admas-Onis Treaty
What is a treaty between U.S. and Spain--Spain gives up Florida and U.S. surrenders claim on Texas but gets Neutral Grounds
500
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
What is Legislative: having the power to make laws Executive: having the power to enforce and carry out laws Judicial: having the power to interpret and apply laws