Chapter 31 (first part) Flashcards
The Americas in the Age of Independence
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| 303438901 | Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Mexico gave the US California, New Mexico and Texas for $15 million, after losing the Mexican-American War | 0 | |
| 303438902 | Emancipation Proclamation | Abolition of slavery was the goal of the civil war freed slaves to fight against the south as north captured more of the south | 1 | |
| 303439706 | La Reforma | Priests and military elites not important, guaranteed male suffrage and freedom of speech, gave land to indigenous people instead of wealthy land owners | 2 | |
| 303439707 | Rosas | One of the most notable caudillos Ruled Argentina, violently regional autonomy, but centralization | 3 | |
| 303439708 | Cinco de Mayo | May 5, 1862 Mexicans beat back French who tried to take power | 4 | |
| 303439709 | Zapata | Peasant revolutionary leader who's goals were land and liberty | 5 | |
| 303439710 | Villa | Worked with Zapata to organize rebellions and lead peasants in invasions and seizures of cities | 6 |