Mexican National Era Test Flashcards
What is a filibuster
A person or group who engages in unauthorized warfare.
What is a Federalist
a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority.
What is a Liberal
willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one’s own; open to new ideas.
What is Conservative
they tended to be united by the theme of preserving colonial Spanish values, while not being opposed to the economic development and modernization of the nation.
What is Empresario
acted as land agents, recruiting a certain number of people to move to Texas.
Grito de Dolores/Cry of Dolores
a cry for racial equality and the redistribution of land.
Plan of Iguala
proclaimed Mexico’s independence from Spain, social and political equality for all inhabitants of Mexico regardless of birthplace, and Roman Catholicism as the official religion.
Treaty of Cordoba
The treaty officially ended New Spain’s dependence on Old Spain, renamed the nation the Mexican Empire, and declared that the congress was to elect an emperor if no suitable European prince could be found.
What was the purpose of the Natural ground agreement
to avert an armed clash
Federal constitution
The first constitution of the Mexican republic was drafted after the demise of the short-lived monarchy of Agustin I
What is the colonization law of 1825
On August 18, 1824, the Mexican government passed a new national colonization law. This law allowed foreigners to settle on any vacant public land in Mexico, but restricted foreigners from settling within twenty leagues of the border with another country and within ten leagues of the coast.
What is a mission
an important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes, typically involving travel.
What is Emigrant
a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
Presido
“fort or settlement,”
Convert
cause to change in form, character, or function.
