MAS 10B
Section 1: 1800’s-1920
In your view, what were the most important factors leading to increased Mexican Immigration from 1900- 1920’s?
Mexican American descendants and Mexican Immigrants, occupy a unique place inside the United States. In the early years, Mexico was obligated to give up the state of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada, part of Kansas, Oregon, Colorado and Wyoming for 15 million dollars. (Covarrubias, 1/29/14). Some people believe that President James K. Polk intentionally provoked the war with Mexico. For this reason, he promised to the United States that he will expand the U.S territory by negotiating. This also caused Mexicans, -who are descendants from the state- to be pushed back into Mexico. Mexicans were already living in the Southern and Western Regions of the North American continent centuries before the United States existed. However, during the 20th century, many more Mexican Immigrants came to the country and continue to arrive today. The author of Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, Rodolfo F. Acuña, depicts on how a large number of Mexicans came into the United States, not because they came to associate with the White Americans, but because they were evacuated from their hometown. These were the most important factors leading to increased Mexican Immigration from 1900- 1920’s was the expansion of industrialization, the Mexican American Revolution, and Urbanization. Through the centuries, Mexican migrated to the United States, searching for a dream. Industrialization upheld many reasons why immigrants risked heading to the northern states. One reason involved poverty, social strife, political and economic hardships. Furthermore, Acuña, reveals how the expansion of railroad that linked Mexico to the United States was a major influence in the industrialization. (Acuña, 171) Furthermore, industrialization produced many job opportunities, such as; building railroads, farming, construction, factories and mine work to
In your view, what were the most important factors leading to increased Mexican Immigration from 1900- 1920’s?
Mexican American descendants and Mexican Immigrants, occupy a unique place inside the United States. In the early years, Mexico was obligated to give up the state of California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada, part of Kansas, Oregon, Colorado and Wyoming for 15 million dollars. (Covarrubias, 1/29/14). Some people believe that President James K. Polk intentionally provoked the war with Mexico. For this reason, he promised to the United States that he will expand the U.S territory by negotiating. This also caused Mexicans, -who are descendants from the state- to be pushed back into Mexico. Mexicans were already living in the Southern and Western Regions of the North American continent centuries before the United States existed. However, during the 20th century, many more Mexican Immigrants came to the country and continue to arrive today. The author of Occupied America: A History of Chicanos, Rodolfo F. Acuña, depicts on how a large number of Mexicans came into the United States, not because they came to associate with the White Americans, but because they were evacuated from their hometown. These were the most important factors leading to increased Mexican Immigration from 1900- 1920’s was the expansion of industrialization, the Mexican American Revolution, and Urbanization. Through the centuries, Mexican migrated to the United States, searching for a dream. Industrialization upheld many reasons why immigrants risked heading to the northern states. One reason involved poverty, social strife, political and economic hardships. Furthermore, Acuña, reveals how the expansion of railroad that linked Mexico to the United States was a major influence in the industrialization. (Acuña, 171) Furthermore, industrialization produced many job opportunities, such as; building railroads, farming, construction, factories and mine work to