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for generations. They will remain so, as it is their natural condition�? 14. How did Mexicans use labor unions to improve their working lives?
Activities 1. Research: Compare how history textbooks that are used in Mexico present the loss of the Southwest territories with how American textbooks cover that topic. You may want to look specifically at the battle of the Alamo. 2. Look at maps. Illustrate Mexican territory before the war of 1846 and after. 3. Research: Were Americans united in their support of the war with Mexico? What evidence do you find to support your answer?
Primary Document Analysis Painting: Frederick Remington, A Vaquero, 1881-1901 Retrieved from http://www.paintingmania.com/vaquero-181_17804.html Frederick Remington: A Mexican Vaquero 1890 Retrieved from http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/97907 Cartoon: The patriots getting their beans Retrieved from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ cph.3a12360/ Cartoon: Manifest destiny and expansion in the Americas Retrieved from http://www.classroomelectric.org/volume1/ gruesz/cartoon.htm