Mexico Slides Quiz Flashcards
New York City is about what?
23,000,000
L.A. is about what?
15,000,000
What three things are on Mexicos Seal?
Eagle, eating a rattlesnake on a prickly pear cactus
Sierra Madre del Sur’s mountain ranges are all part of what chain that runs from Alaska to Antarctica?
The American cordillera
Huge expanses of farm or ranch land given to Spaniards in Mexico by the Spanish King are called what?
Haciendas
The independence movement originally started with what?
Natives and mestizos
The independence movement ended with what?
Mestizos and Spanish keeping power
What is “manifest destiny”?
The Americans thought they had the rights to expand their land and force natives out.
What are “guerillas”?
Guerillas are armed “soldiers” that try and catch you by surprise. A touch and go process.
Compare the branches of Mexico’s government to ours.
They are pretty much the same as we are. (Executive, Judicial, Legislative)
What is a tariff?
Tariff is tax on imports and exports.
What is the “Cry of Dolores”?
Independence day for Mexico
