Question | Answer |
A system of government in which Spanish men oversaw Native American villages | Encomienda |
A person of mixed European and Native American ancestry | Mestizo |
Members of the ruling class in Mexico who were born in Spain | Peninsulares |
An agreement that ended the war between Mexico and the United States | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
A man known as the "Father of Mexican Independence" | Father Miguel Hidalgo |
Which is a community farm owned by all the people? | Ejido |
Who became the president of Mexico in 1858 as a leader of the reformers? | Benito Juarez |
A very large farm or ranch was called a | Hacienda |
From the 1920's until 2000, Mexico was ruled by the | Institutionsl Revolutionary Party |
Who became Mexico's president on December 1,2000? | Vicente Fox |
Tourism is Mexico's second largest busines.....TRUE OR FALSE | TRUE |
PEMEX is a free trade agreement amoung Mexico,the United States, and Canada.......TRUE OR FALSE | FALSE |
Distrbution is the process of replacing community ownership with private ownership....TRUE OR FALSE | FALSE |
A maquiladora is a factory that uses parts from the United States to make products. | TRUE |
President Carlos Salinas de Gortari decided to have the Mexican government take control of Mexico's oil industry. | FALSE |
A holiday feast that takes place at least once a year in each town and village | Fiesta |
A mexican writer who won the Nobil Prize in Literature | Octavio Paz |
A word describing life in city | Urban |
A holiday celebrated on September 16 | Independence Day |
A painter who painted murals in Mexico's National Palace | Diego Rivera |
Which term refers to a factory in Mexico that makes products from U.S. parts? | Maquiladora |
Who was one of Mexico's most famous Painters? | Diego Rivera |
Who led the first march for Mexican independence in 1810? | Father Miguel Hidalgo |
Which term refers to a community farm owned by many people? | Ejido |
Which is a holiday observed by families at cemeteries? | Day of the Dead |
Who controls the oil industry in Mexico? | PEMEX |
What term refers to a person of mixed European and Native American ancestry? | Mestizo |
Who promoted a change from community ownership of farms to private ownership of farms in 1992? | Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
What signaled the end of the Mexican War with the United States in 1848? | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
Who was an early leader in Mexican Revolution and became president of Mexico in 1911? | Francisco Madero |
The..........ended the Mexican was with the United States in 1848. | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
A very large farm or ranch was called a ..... | Hacienda |
........ became president of Mexico in 1858 and led the way to reform. | Benito Juarez |
A......is a factory in Mexico that makes products from U.S. parts. | Maquiladora |
In 1810,........made a fiery speech in the village of Dolores. | Father Hidalgo |
Under the system of........,a Spanish man oversaw each Native American village. | Encomienda |
Today, the oil industry in Mexico is controlled by...... | PEMEX |
............Is a holiday in which families remember and honor loved ones who have passed away. | Day of the Dead |
The term.......refers to a community farmed owned by many people. | Ejido |
........Became the president of Mexico in December 2000. | Vincente Fox |
Which of these was a member of the ruling class in New Spain in the 1500's. | Peninsular |
Which marked the end of the Mexican war with the United States in 1848? | The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
Who was known as the "Father of Mexican Independence"? | Father Miguel Hidalgo |
Who became president of Mexico in 1858 and led the way to reform? | Benito Juarez |
Between 1920 and 1940, the mexican government broke up many of the | Haciendas |
What did President Carlos Salinas de Gortari do in the 1990's? | He privatized farming in Mexico. |
Today,the oil industry in Mexico is controlled by | PEMEX |
In modern Mexico,why have so many people moved to urban areas? | They want to escape from the poverty in rural areas. |
In 1990, Octavio Paz won the Nobel Prize for his work in which area? | Literature |
Who became the first president of Mexico in more than 70 years who was not a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party? | Vincente Fox |