Name ___________________________________ Period _________
Date ______________________________
Dates and Events of Mexican History
Match the events to the dates listed below. See Chapter 7 Sections 1 & 2.
1. _______________
The French ruled Mexico a year after the Battle of Puebla (Cinco de Mayo)
2. _______________
Social and economic reforms occur. The government breaks up many of the giant haciendas.
3. _______________
The Gadsden Purchase settled land agreement between Mexico and the USA.
4. _______________
Texas won its independence from Mexico in the Battle of San Jacinto (Remember the Alamo!)
5. _______________
Mexico’s 300 years rule by Spain. “New Spain” put people into different social classes according to
their ancestry.
6. _______________
President Vincent Fox is first to be elected outside the PRI organization.
7. _______________
Mexico wrote a new constitution with the promise of distributing land more equally to the people.
8. _______________
Father Miguel Hidalgo led the Mexican struggle for independence from Spain.
9. _______________
The Mexican War (with the USA) settles borderlines. USA won and gained much territory.
10. _______________ The Mexican Revolution – The people of Mexico fought among themselves for land ownership and
free honest elections.
11. _______________ The Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, falls to the Spanish from Europe.
12. _______________ Mexico won its independence from Spain and creates a flag for the new country.
13. _______________ War of Reform- Mexicans fight among themselves which left the nation weak and open to invaders.
14. _______________ A new constitution with a bill of rights, freedom of equality by law, and ending slavery; however,
freedom of religion was not included.
15. _______________ Hernan Cortes lands on the east coast of modern day Mexico with 500 Spanish soldiers.
Dates:
Section1:
1519
1521
1521-1821
Section 2:
1857
1858-1860
1810
1863-1867
1821
1836
1910-1920
1846-1848
1917
1853
1920-1940
2000