Unit 1- Unit 4 Vocabulary

(a)   Is a position or place from which one may view, consider, or appraise something; viewpoint; or standpoint.

A fortress, garrison, or other military post, especially one built by the Spanish in the southwestern United States.

• school

• viceroy

• presidio

• petition

(a)   is the act or process of forming colonies.

The appointed governor of a colony, country, or province, who serves as the representative of the sovereign.

• Crown

• Queen

• Recruit

• Viceroy

A formal request that is usually written, often signed by many people, and addressed to an authority that is empowered to grant some right or benefit.

• primary source

• petition

• corroboration

• Tejano

A state or nation where supreme political power is exercised by elected representatives acting in the name of the people.

• Conquistador

• Anglo-American

• Doctrine

• Republic

A new member of a group or organization.

(a)  

A military body of trained civilians, usually active only in emergencies.

• Conquistador

• Viceroy

• Militia

• Cede

To establish a settlement on (a distant territory) and begin to rule.

• Colonization

• Mission

• Presidio

• Exploration

An outing or journey taken for a specific purpose, or the organized group, with its equipment and conveyances, undertaking such a trip.

• immigration

• recruit

• filibuster

• expedition