Colonization

a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

migration
a person who comes in to a country from somewhere else to live

immigrant
a person who had received land from the Mexican government and could sell it to others

empresario
a type of economy in which people own and run their own businesses

free enterprise
a gift of land given by a government

land grant
a document, given by a state, that allows a city or town to have a government

charter
a form of government in which people make decisions themselves or choose leaders to do so

democracy
an official statement

declaration
a person who first settles a new place

pioneer
a place owned and governed by a country

territory
land that lies beyond the settled part of a country

frontier
a Texan who has Mexican ancestors

Tejano

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Colonization

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Colonization

Updated

2010-11-27T14:21:21Z

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