| A | B |
| Civil Settlements | A village made up of people hwo were neither priests nor soldiers. |
| Colonization | Claim for and control by a distant nation. |
| Mission | A settlement founded to spread Christianity to the people of the area. |
| Missionary | one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in a territory or foreign country. |
| Constitution | A written statement outlining the basic laws or principles by which a country or organization is governed. |
| Empresario | An agent who makes all arrangements to bring settlers to a colony. |
| Immigration | People who came to a country to settle. |
| Representative Government | A representative government is one that allows its citizens to elect other citizens to make decisions for a large group of citizens. This allows the business of government to get done. |
| Tejano | A person of Mexican descent living in Texas. |