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10 Cards in this Set
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A man known as the "Father of Mexican Independence."
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Father Miquel Hidalgo
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An agreement that ended the war between Mexico and the United States.
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Members of the ruling class in Mexico who were born in Spain.
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Peninsulares
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A person of mixed European and Native American ancestry.
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Mestizo
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A system of government in which Spanish men oversaw Native American villages.
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Encomienda
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The middle class of Mexican society, they were born in Mexico.
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Criollos
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This was a little piece of land bought from Mexico, it is in southern Arizona and New Mexico.
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Gadsden purchase
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What caused the Mexican American War?
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There was a dispute over the boundary between Texas and Mexico.
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Who was the leader of the Aztec empire?
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Montezuma II
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Who was the Spanish leader that defeated the Aztecs?
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Hernan Cortez
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