Colonization Vocabulary

7th Period

Vocabulary Development:Frayer Model

WORD

Definition: own words

Examples

Characteristics

Non-examples

Group: Michael and ChristianDefinition: a Spanish person who worked as a mayor, sheriff, and judge

Characteristics: high authority

Examples:•Oscar Trevino•Judge•Principal

Non-Examples:•President Obama

alcalde

Group: TrevorDefinition: a settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area

Characteristics: sharing of religion, church, cross

Examples:•Spanish Church Non-Examples:

•French•School•neighborhood

mission

Group: Jared and DanielDefinition: a military bunker or fortress of settled area

Characteristics: protection and defense

Examples:•Air Force base•Military base

Non-Examples:•Home•School•church

presidio

Group: Caleb and TannerDefinition: a person who makes all arrangements to bring settlers to a colony

Characteristics: kind of a like an explorer, land agent

Examples:•La Salle•Missions•Stephen F. Austin

Non-Examples:•Cabeza de Vaca

empresario

Group: Daniel and JosiahDefinition: a livestock herder or cowboy Characteristics: Spanish Cowboy

(sombrero, chaps)

Examples:•Woody from Toy Story•Cattle Rancher

Non-Examples:•Cowboys football team•Coyotes•farmers

vaquero

Group: Steven and HunterDefinition: an adventurer who engages in a private rebellious activity in a foreign country

Characteristics: rule breaker

Examples:•Spy•Revolutionary War•9/11

Non-Examples:•Law abiding citizens•tourist

filibuster

Group: Chris and ParkerDefinition: a person who comes to a country and settles from another one

Characteristics: country to country

Examples:•Pilgrims•Mexicans

Non-Examples:•City to city/state to state

immigrant

Group: Brittney, Phoebe, and MacyDefinition: a person of Mexican descent living in Texas

Characteristics: Mexican roots or ancestry

Examples:•Selena•Some drug dealers•Brittney•Jeny

Non-Examples:•Phoebe•Macy•Justin Beiber•Oprah Winfrey•Barack Obama

Tejano

Group: Kyndall and JenyDefinition: a land claimed that is controlled by a distant nation

Characteristics: foreign control

Examples:•Spain and Mexico in the 1600s•13 Original Colonies

Non-Examples:•United States and Puerto Rico

colony

Group: Caleb and TannerDefinition: a nation in which people elect representatives to govern them

Characteristics: voice/vote - Congress

Examples:•Republic of Congo•U.S.•Star Wars Jedi Council

Non-Examples:•The Empire from Star Wars•Cuba•Korea

Republic

Group: Jared and DanielDefinition: to surrender by agreement or by a treaty

Characteristics: action

Examples:-WWII-compromise/treaty

Non-Examples:-Libya-Iraq-withholding

cede

Group: Josiah and Daniel Definition: a formal written request Characteristics: a

document/signatures

Examples:-a treaty-to run for office

Non-Examples:-a letter/e-mail

petition

Group: TrevorDefinition: proof of ownership Characteristics: a document (legal)

Examples:-receipt-name on paper or contract

Non-Examples:-Bill of Rights-Constitution

Land title

Group: Jeny and KyndallDefinition: to leave home to settle somewhere else

Characteristics: moving/action

Examples:-leaving home for college-missionary

Non-Examples:-permanent dweller

emigrate

Group: Hunter and StevenDefinition: a military force that is not professional

Characteristics: untrained/volunteer

Examples:-men in the Alamo-Somali pirates-terrorists

Non-Examples:-Military, army, air force, etc.-

militia