Vocab
Spanish-speaking people who, in the 1800s, lived in parts of the United States that previously belonged to Mexico
What are Mexicanos?
the people who handled cattle
What are Cowboys?
the first big silver strike
What is 1859?
The Geography of the West
What is dry and desert-like land?
The Spanish brought over sheep to New Mexico
What are Churros?
a system for bringing water to farmland by artificial means, such as using a dam to trap water and ditches to channel it to fields
What is Irrigation?
the people who danced at festivals and activities
What are Dancers?
an important victory in Mexico’s fight for independence
What is El Cinco de Mayo?
irrigation farming changed the geography
What are irrigated fruit orchids?
Mexican Cowboys
What is Vaqueros’?
a musical or vocal background that supports a piece of music
What is an accompaniment?
people who owned sheep herds
What are Patrons?
In 1829 Mexico outlawed one of the biggest economic contributions
What is slavery?
There was a certain kind of land for cattle raising
What are large grants of grasslands?
A pan they used to scoop up mud from streambeds
What are bateas?
a group of people moving in a slow, orderly way
What is a procession?
the title of people who dug for precious metals
What are Miners?
In 1849 Americans rushed to California
What is mine and find gold?
Mexican-inspired houses were made of a certain material to be better suited to the West
What is an adobe?
The West had a law for the water
What is water belonged to everyone, not just the people who owned the land that water was found on?
known as a specialized method used to achieve the desired result
What is a technique?
People who live or lived in Mexico
What are Mexicanos?
The reason one of the greatest food revolutions in history started
What is the Spanish Conquest of Mexico?
There were at least 6 Western states
What is California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico?
Events where cowboys compete at calf roping, bull riding, and bronco-busting
What are rodeos?