American rodeo is a sport that traces its roots back to?
What is cattle round-ups held on mexicano ranchos
100
The mingling of Mexican and american food traditions
What is Tex-Mex
100
Commemorate means to
Honor or celebrate
100
Mexicano music has a strong influence on what 2 types of American music?
What is country and western
100
Mexican name for cowboy
vaquero
200
The U.S cattle and sheep raising industries were built on animals and traditions brought originally from...
HINT: 2 countries.
Spain through Mexico
200
why do ranchers brand their cattle and horses?
for indentification
200
Mexicano contributions to the development of mining in the Southwest.
What are the batea, arrastra, and riffle box
200
Why didn't the United States help Mexico in 1862, when the French invaded? According the the Monroe Doctrine, this violation was an act of war against the U.S.
The U.S. was involved in a Civil War between the Union Army of the North and the Confederate Army of the South. We could not help.
200
What did the American cowboy borow from the mexican vaquero?
Cloths and gear
300
pointed cowboy boots are called?
botas
300
Which American laws follow the Mexican legal doctrine that all property gained during marriage is shared equally by the husband and wife.
What are Community Property Laws?
300
Which would be the best title for the passage we listened to?
History of the Battle of Puebla
The French attack Mexico.
Origins of Cinco de Mayo
Origins of Cinco de Mayo
300
Americans moving in from the west knew little about irrigation. Why?
Enough rain fell in the East to water crops without irrigation.
300
the "10 gallon hat" is a replica of the Mexican
sombrero
400
leather chaps used to protect the vaquero's pants
chaps, or chaparreras
400
How did the Battle of Puebla begin?
French troops invaded Mexico
400
The passage read to you about Cinco de Mayo was an example of what type of historical source?
A seconday source written by a historian to describe an event.
400
Diverting water to crops is called?
irrigation
400
What is American Western slang for jail or prison?
hoosegow
500
name 3 architectural terms borrowed from the Mexicanos?
adobe, patio, veranda
500
who was the lowest employee on a sheep ranch
What is the "pastor"
500
What do these words have in common?
chaparral, poncho, stampede, vamoose, hoosegow
They come from Spanish and Mexican words.
500
The mexican irrigation system, broke the land up into equal...