AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cinco De Mayo, Transcontinental Railroad, Mexican Revolution
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Unique** about mexicans the first group were not immigrants they didn"t leave mexico and come to america. We took over part of mexico and absorbed people already there. 1830s american expansion, moving west gold rush land grabs. People growing cotton under slavery go to texas. Mexican-american war 1845-1848 mexicans and americans fought over land. America wins war, takes texas, arizona, new mexico, california, utah, and. Incorporation political lines move, but people don"t actually move. Citizenship we offer citizenship to the mexicans. Land mexicans owned land before us came in. Extra-legal organizations sent out to take care of those who want to keep their land kkk. They try to vote, but kkk comes to polls and intimidates them. Transcontinental railroad lay the wood down for trains. Before mexican american war mexicans 1/3 were farm owners and 1/3 were skilled. Traveled, had to make decision to go, etc. Upper class like diaz, because he pushed for industrialization (factories, roads, infrastructure)
