irrigated farming
What did the Mexicanos avoid?
Wasting their precious water
1835 what did William Heath Davis do?
Became one of the first American colonizers to settle in California
What did the many adobe buildings have?
patios and verandas
Before the discovery of gold in California whatwas there very little of in the United States?
Mining
various religious fiestas
What did the water that backed up behind the dam do?
Brought it to the fields
What year did the Spanish conquered Mexico?
1521
What did the Mexicanos use as their main building material?
Adobe bricks
With the help of Mexicano miners what did the Americans develop?
A “law of the mines”
For many of Americans what was rodeo?
An exciting professional sport
How did Mexicanos avoid wasting water?
storing it in the soil of their fields
What did the mexicanos do after experiencing interruptions to their Indigenous diets and lifestyles?
They created a rich and flavorful style of cooking. It was distinctly Mexican
Why did the Americans move to the southeast after seeing?
The benefits of building with adobe
What year did Mexico have outlawed enslavement in?
1829
What heritages do the rodeos have in it?
Mexican and american
What did the americans settlers use that were introduced by Mexicanos and the Mexican system of irrigation?
Crops
What did the american settlers borrow from the mexicano cooks?
Recipes
How did the adobe structures stay cooler in the summer
Because they had thicker walls
Some Mexicano laws were particularly important what was one?
governing mining. Another was water. And a third was community property
What music had a big influence on country and western music in the Southwest?
Mexicano music?
What was one of the fruits the mexicanos brought to the southeast?
grapes, dates, olives, and apples
In Texas what did the mingling of Mexican and American dishes result in?
A new style of cooking
What did the Americans use adobe to build?
Houses,courthouses, trading posts, post offices, and other buildings
In contrast the Mexican law said what?
all property gained during a marriage was “community property.”
What did the american settlers admire about the traditional Mexicano dances?
The vividness and energy