MEXICO

2. this war lasted eleven years and ended in 1821
10. United Mexicans to fight Spanish government
11. the amount of time Spain controlled the government, economy, and culture of the region we now call Mexico
13. the state that left Mexico and started the Mexican-American war
14. 2/3 of these people labor in California agriculture
17. the material used to make this consists of steel and concrete
19. people willing to smuggle men, women, and children across international borders for profit
22. this federal police force is part of the Department of Homeland Security
23. Mexico refused his offer of 30 million dollars for California and New Mexico

1. this war lasted two years and ended in 1848
3. this group enjoyed being at the top of the Spanish social hierarchy in Mexico
4. indigenous people of the Americas
5. when people unite to fight the group in power
6. this river is part of the 2,000 mile US-Mexican border
7. the social caste that father hidalgo was born into
8. the US army captures this city in 1847
9. Mexico was forced to sell 1/3 of its territory for 15 million dollars
12. employers of undocumented immigrants in the United States
15. California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming
16. this cry represent a call for revolution
18. he eliminated the Spanish caste system and slavery in Mexico
20. to send a person back to their country of origin
21. cost this includes the cost of US border patrol, deportations and maintenance