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Friday, July 1, 2016

Unit 2, Lesson 7: How did the Mexican War for Independence Affect California

Unit 2, Lesson 7 How did the Mexican War for Independence affect California? page 57

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1. Many Mexicans in Alta California wanted to be free from Spain.
2. The two reasons for people wanting independence was 1) one group wanted everyone to be treated fairly and equally.  The second reason was that they also wanted to take land away from wealthy landowners.
3. The landowners believed that if Spain became more democratic they would have to share their land and power.
4. The landowners helped pay for an army to fight against Spain.
5. Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821.
6. The present day states that were included in Mexico's territory was Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
7. Mexico's fight towards independence began on September 16, 1810.
8. Mexico's fight for independence ended on August 24, 1821.
9. In 1810, Father Hidalgo called an end to Spain's rule of Mexico.

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