History Chapter 25 Review

Many ejidos go to the United States in search of jobs.

Rural life in Mexico

Why were haciendas formed?

What might Mexicans be celebrating at a fiesta?

How did Mexcio's industry change after World War I?

The US-Mexican border is physical, cultural, and economic.

The first conquistadors to reach Mexico were led by

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a mestizo general,

Urban life in Mexico

Which group was responsible for Mexican independence from Spain?

The haciendas absorbed much of the

In rural Mexico, each neighborhood has a chapel named for its saint.

In urban Mexico

About one-third of Mexico's land can be farmed.

Peons did most of the work on haciendas.

Family ties are very important in both rural and urban Mexico.

Modern Mexico's economy suffered from a fall in the price of silver.

Lazaro Cardenas was a president of Mexico who turned 50 million acres into ejidos.

The Spaniards built Mexico City

The cities and churches built by the Spaniards

NAFTA stands for

In 1848 over half of Mexico was seized by

Mexico is involved with the United States through NAFTA.

Two-thirds of Mexico is covered by plains.

Benito Juarez was a Zapotec Indian who was president of Mexico twice.

While Porfirio Diaz ruled,

Mexico is often affected by earthquakes.

The main assets of Mexico are its people, minerals, and farms.

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a parish priest who led a revolt against the Spanish.

Oil wells owned by the United States in Mexico are called marquiladoras.

Carlos Salinas de Gortari was a leader of the revolution against Diaz.

What was the leading cause of death for Native Americans after the Spaniards arrived?