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16 Cards in this Set
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Colony
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a group of people living in a new place but still having ties to theiir home country
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conquistadors
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Spanish explorer-soldiers
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revolted
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moved against or showed disagreement with the government
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stockade
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a line of sharp, pointed posts used to form a fence or defense
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presidio
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a Spanish military post
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trade
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work that requires a certain skill or mechanical ability
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resistance
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action of opposing someone or something
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service
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work done that benefits another
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Mestizos
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persons of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry
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Tejano
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Mexican citizen who claims texas as home
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neutral ground
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an area of land that neither side claims as his own
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grito
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a proclamation
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surveyed
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took measurements to determine the exact size and location of a piece of land
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empresario
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in early Texas, someone granted the right to settle on Mexican land in exchange for recruiting and takng responsibility for new settlers
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federalist
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person who thinks states and national government should share power
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centralist
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person who believes that the national, or central, government should keep most of the power
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