| A | B |
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| Filibusters | a person who wages unofficial war on a country |
| Peninsulares | Spanish citizens born in Europe |
| Criollos | Spanish citizens born in America |
| Mestizos | Spanish citizen of both Spanish and Native American heritage |
| Neutral Ground Agreement | land between Texas and Louisiana where no America or Spanish Armies would go |
| Peter Ellis Bean | an original filibuster who sold horses illegally in Texas and was captured |
| Phillip Nolan | a filibuster in Texas who sold horses and mapped land and was killed by the Spanish |
| The highest class of Spanish society | Peninsulares |
| The middle class of Spanish society | Criollos |
| The lower class of Spanish society | Mestizos |
| Fr. Miguel Hidalgo | the leader of the Mexican independence movement |
| 'Grito de Delores' | called for equality for all Spanish citizens in the Americas |
| Result of Fr. Hidalgo's battles with Spanish soldiers | won a battle in Mexico City, later retreated and was captured, executed and head put on a stake |
| Battle of Medina | bloodiest battle on Texas soil in which 1400 filibusters were killed by Spanish soldiers |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | required the US to drop it's claim to Texas |
| Dr. James Long | filibuster who believed Texas should be independent |
| Jane Long | known as the 'mother of Texas' and perhaps gave birth to the first American child in Texas |
