FL.SS.Ch5.2 Quiz

What fact is true about Mustafa Azemmouri?

• He left Morocco to claim lands in the Southwest for his country.

• He was the first formerly enslaved person to live in the Southwest.

• He learned Native American languages and led Spanish expedition groups.

• He helped build the first Spanish settlement in New Mexico.

Spanish explorers claimed part of the Southwest for Spain and built new settlements and _______________.

• missions

• forts

• trading posts

• villages

After the Mexican government passed a law ending the mission system, the governor of Mexico returned half of the mission land to the Native Americans. This land became Native American towns, called pueblos.

• True

• False

Many changes about where and how people lived in the Southwest took place in the 1800s. Which of these are true?

• Mexico lost a war and had to give up more than half of its land to the United States. Mexicans had to choose where to live.

• Texas became free after the Texas Revolution. It was then annexed by the United States.

• The population of American settlers in Texas grew. Mexico feared loss of control.

Explain how the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo affected Mexicans in the Southwest and West regions.

• It granted them full citizenship and rights.

• It resulted in loss of land and cultural erosion.

• It led to economic prosperity and growth.

• It had no significant impact on their lives.