Mexican American History

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Columbus landed in the Caribbean but believed he'd found:

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India

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Columbus inspired other Europeans to follow his methods of killing or enslaving Native Americans to obtain...

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gold

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While Cortes' letter to his king and Aztec witnesses report to Spanish friars in the Florentine Codex AGREE that Moctezuma considered Cortes a returned God, historians should remain ______________.

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skeptical/ suspicious

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To 'corroborate' means to:

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confirm

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Sourcing a document means confirming it's date and author to confirm its:

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reliability/ trustworthiness

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St. Augustine was the oldest European settlement in North America founded by the Spanish in...

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Florida

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Florida was taken for the United States by future president and opponent of Native Americans...

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Andrew Jackson

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Americans were invited by Mexico to populate Texas under the condition they become Catholics and learn...

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Spanish

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"Remember the Alamo" became a rallying cry for Texans as they fought for...

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independence from Mexico.

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California became part of the United States as a result of the _____________________ which ended the Mexican American War.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo