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Ch7 Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| It controls the oil industry in Mexico | PEMEX |
| This is a community farm owned by many people | ejido |
| This is Mexico's independence day is September 16th | Independence Day |
| This is a war that severly weakend Mexico and made it possible for France to take control in 1863 | War of Reform |
| This is the center of a village where people gathered to buy and sell goods | plaza |
| This is the treaty that ended the Mexican War and forced Mexico to give lands to the U.S | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
| He promoted a change from community ownership of farms in 1992 | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
| He was the first person to be elected president 70 years that didn't belong to the PRI party | Vicente Fox |
| This is a large ranch or farm that was usually 40-50,000 acres | hacienda |
| This is the process of replacing community ownership with individual or private ownership | privatization |
| This a term that describes a person of mixed European and Native American ancestory | mestizo |
| This a Mexican factory that makes products from U.S parts | maquiladora |
| This is a holiday to celebrate those who passed away | Day of the Dead |
| This was a holiday with parades, games, and feasts that usually took place on saints day. | fiesta |
| He was the father of Mexican Independence, gave fiery speech Grito de Dolores, led march for independence in 1810 | Father Miguel Hidalgo` |
| This was one of Mexico's most celebrated artists | Diego Rivera |
| He was the early leader in the Mexican Revolution and became president of Mexico in 1911 | Francisco Madero |
| He was a poor man who rose to power and became president of Mexico, he also was the Chief Justice | Benito Juarez |
| This is a native American village that was controlled by a spanish noble | ecncomienda |
| This was a government control of a service or industry | nationalize |
| Why were the Spanish able to defeat the Aztecs? | 1.disease 2.horses 3.thought they were gods 4.better weapons 5.Indian Allies |
| List the social classes in New Spain. | Peninsulares, Criollos, Mestizo, Slaves |
| Why did the Mexican government encourage foreigners to settle in their northern lands? | 1. To serve as a buffer against the Indians 2. To colonize and develop the land 3. To spread the power of the Catholic Church |
| What mineral does Mexico mine more of than any other country in the world? | silver |
| Describe land distribution in Mexico in 1910. | 800 hundred farm families owned 90% of the land/ 10 million out of 15 million people owned no land at all |
| What used to be Mexico's primary industry? | farming |
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