Americans coming to the Southwest new little about irrigation methods because why?

enough rain fell in the East to water crops w/o irrigation

Tex-Mex food is the result of mixing?

Mexican & American food traditions

The American sport of rodeo traces its roots back to?

cattle roundups held on Mexicano ranchos

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Wallis TCI Chapter 17: Mexicano Contributions

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Chapter 17 of the TCI Textbook covers Mexicano Contributions to Southwest.

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1
Which Mexican-Spanish term is NOT a architectural term?
veranda
lariat
patio
adobe
2
Mexicano music has had a strong influence on what American style of music?
Country & Western music
Blues music
jazz music
Rock & Roll music
3
Mexicano law that all property acquired during a marriage is shared equally between man & wife
community property laws
equal property
pueblo laws
Law of Gravity
4
Americans coming to the Southwest new little about irrigation methods because why?
eastern farmers raised crops that did not need much water
water laws in the East did not allow water to be used
enough rain fell in the East to water crops w/o irrigation
most new Americans were factory workers, not farmers.
5
What did the American cowboy borrow from the Mexican Vaquero?
Horses and Wagons
Clothes and Gear
songs and stories
holidays and fiestas
6
Which Mexicano contribution is illustrated in this photograph?
Irrigation
Community Property
Mining
Tex-Mex Food
7
The Mexicano contribution of irrigation helped transform the Southwest into...
Birthplace of the Rodeo
region of cattle ranches
Gold & Silver mining center
America´s Fruit Basket
8
Tex-Mex food is the result of mixing?
crops introduced to Mexico
recipes from Texas & California
Indian & Mexican cooking
Mexican & American food traditions
9
U.S. Cattle & Sheep industries were built by animals & traditions brought originally thru from
France through Canada
England through Southwest
Russia through Alaska
Spain through Mexico
10
The American sport of rodeo traces its roots back to?
contests held by Mexicano miners to show their skills
cattle roundups held on Mexicano ranchos
religious fiestas celebrated by Mexicanos
spring lambing season on Mexicano sheep ranchos

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