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