Mexican National Era Test Flashcards
Filibuster
A filibuster is someone who wages an unofficial war on a country.
Federalist
A structure of government characterized by the division of powers between a national government and associated regional governments.
Liberal
Liberals advocate strong civil liberties and social progressivism according to which societal practices need to be changed whenever necessary for the greater good of society or the benefits of those who wish to engage in those social arrangements.
Conservative
Averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.
Empresario
A land agent or land contractor.
Grito De Dolores
September 16, 1810-Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (a priest from the town f Dolores) began a passionate revolt against Spanish rule
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.
Neutral Ground Agreement
General Wilkinson helped settle a border dispute between Tejas and Louisiana
Federal Constitution
The first true constitution of independent Mexico
Colonization
The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.
Mission
An important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes, typically involving travel.
Emigrant
A person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
Presidio
(In Spain and Spanish America) a fortified military settlement.
Convert
Change one’s religious faith or other beliefs.
