+1 862 207 3288 The Latin American war
1)The Mexican American War was fought over __________________________________. Cuba Florida Texas 2)During the Latin American wars for independence there were often _______________________. A)light casualties because Spain was so weak by the 1800’s. B)heavy casualites. In some cases over 500,000. 3)During the Latin American wars for independence the U.S. government negotiated a secret treaty with the Spanish called the Adams-Onis Treaty. In this treaty the Spanish agreed to_____________________________________ A)keep slavery legal in their colonies. B)sell Florida to the U.S. for $5 million. C)give Cuba to the U.S. 4)For the Mexicans who lived in the territories that were now part of the U.S.___________________ A)they were protected by the laws of the U.S. and the law enforcement (sherrifs, etc.) since they were now U.S. citizens B)new laws, squatters, and the court system were often used to take away the land they owned. 5)Under the conditions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican American War__________________. A)Mexico lost three quarters of their natural resources in the land that was ceded to the U.S. B)Mexico lost half of their land to the U.S. C)The U.S. annexed Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. D)All of these answers 6)For the Mexicans who lived in the territories that were now part of the U.S.___________________ A)most of them prospered from all the business brought in by the new settlers. B)many lost their land and became the laborers for the Anglo land owners. 7)From your reading in Latino Reader, “The Don and the Squatter” is a novel written in the 1800’s about _________________________________________________ A)how many Californios lost their land to Anglo settlers after the Mexican American War B)how the Californios were able to make a lot of money from the California Gold Rush because they were already there. C)how the Californios were able to appeal to the U.S. attorney general and defend their lands against the squatters.
The Latin American war
