Unit 4 Vocab Flashcard

Front

A white, English-speaking American distinct from a Hispanic American

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Anglo

Front

A person granted the right to settle on Mexican land in exchange for recruiting new settlers.

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Empresario

Front

Stephen F. Austin’s original colonists were called ____.

Back

The Old 300

Front

Grant of public land to an institution or group.

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Land grant

Front

Fundamental principles or precedents governing a state or organization.

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Constitution

Front

Settling and controlling indigenous people of an area

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Colonization

Front

Forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new system

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Revolution

Front

Mexican-American inhabitant of southern Texas

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Tejano

Front

Movement from one part of something to another

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Migration

Front

Process of becoming a permanent resident or citizen of another country

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Immigration