Unit 6, Lesson 19: Mexicano Contributions to the Southwest

What happened to most of the Mexican people living in the territory given up in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

• They became U.S. citizens.

• They were forced into slavery.

• They were deported to Mexico.

• They became illegal residents of the United States.

How were Mexicanos treated by people who colonized the land ceded to the United States by Mexico?

• They were denied their rights.

• Their property was bought at a fair price.

• Their knowledge and culture were respected.

• They were required to move to reservations.

How did the Mexicanos contribute to mining in the West?

• They were the only group willing to do the hard work.

• They shared their knowledge and tools with other miners.

• They owned most of the gold, silver, and copper mines.

• They made jewelry from gold, silver, and copper.

What were the origins of the U.S. traditions of the cattle industry?

• Spain

• France

• Russian

• Great Britain

The American cowboy borrowed or learned all of these from the Mexican cowboy (vaquero). What else belongs in the box?

• politics

• science

• religion

• all of the above

What do the words stampede, canyon, and patio have in common?

• They are Mexican slang words.

• They describe geographic features.

• They are terms used only in the Southwest.

• They come from Spanish and Mexican words.

What industry did the United States adopt from the Spanish?

• forestry

• shipbuilding

• sheep raising

• wheat farming

What was a Mexicano contribution to farming in the Southwest?

• tractors

• day workers

• irrigation systems

• plowing equipment

What became an important industry in the Southwest because of Mexicano farming techniques?

• fruit production

• flower arranging

• dairy production

• tool manufacturing

What is best described in the flowchart?

• exchange of foods between native Mexicans and Spanish

• exchange of foods between United States and Mexico

• food produced in Mexico and sold in the United States

• food raised only in Mexico and food raised only in the United States