Exam 8: Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

By 1835,Anglos in Texas outnumbered Mexicans 10-1.

The conquerors of Mexico were Christian and European.

Mexican Americans became a conquered ________ in the United States.

The Hispano-Indian society came into contact with the United States after the Louisiana Purchase.

How are Mexican Americans both an immigrant and colonized group?

After World War II,Mexican Americans moved back to rural homes in America.

It took the United States about ________ years to establish control over the Mexican Americans living on the land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande.

Who finally broke up the Zoot Suit Riots?

Braceros and documented Mexican laborers made the same exact wage.

About 75,000-100,000 Mexicans were in Texas territory as conquered citizens.

The land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande was used as a staging area for U.S. parties seeking more territory from Mexico.

According to the authors,the exploration and colonization of the Spanish territories,including Mexico,relied more strongly on the initiative of the Crown and the ________.

Make the argument that Mexican Americans represent a diverse ethnic group with a historically unique pattern of immersion into U.S.society.

After the war with Mexico ended the ________ did not end.

Make the argument that Mexican American immigrants resemble second stream immigrants, giving specific evidence to support your claim.

The second wave of Mexican Americans came to the United States since:

By the time Texas revolted from Mexico,most were:

Unlike the European immigrants,Mexican immigrants experienced a reversion to violence.

Spaniards counted the Mexican Indians as out rather than in.

Many Mexican American veterans came home to find: