Chapter 16 Flashcards
“Santa Fe Ring”
Association of prominent whites
Got federal government to grant the group control of millions of acres of land in New Mexico
Thousands of Mexican Americans had lived on and farmed this land for many years
Mexican Americans
Difficult to keep land
“Santa Fe Ring”
Las Gorras Blancas
Alizanza Hispano Americana
Las Gorras Blancas
Targeted the property of large ranch owners by cutting holes in barbed wire fences and burning houses
Alizanza Hispano Americana
Group of Hispanic citizens from Tucson, Arizona
In 1894 to protect the culture, interests, and legal rights of Mexican Americans
Women
Fought for their right to vote, own property, receive education
National women suffrage association to fight for a constitution amendment
Susan B Anthony
Huge womens rights activist
Pendleton civil service act
A test and you had to score a certain number to get a job
Garfield assassination
Because someone didn’t get a job due to the spoils system