An overview of the relationship between Mexico and the United States, with an early bit about England and Spain. When Worlds Collide discussed the complicated relationship between Spanish monarchs and the Catholic Church; describe the relationship between the Mexican government (after the country became independent from Spain) and the Church. How did the Church reward Apolinaria Lorenzana?

Why did the governor of Mexico invite Anglo settlers to emigrate to northern Mexico? Juan Seguin sided with the Americans who rebelled against the Mexican government; after Texas became a Republic, what happened to Seguin?

The film states that after gold was discovered in California, a new race-based hierarchy was established. How did Anglo Americans enforce their dominance? Were the courts helpful to Mexican Americans?

How did barbed wire fences impact Mexican Americans in New Mexico? How did they fight back against the fences and the railroads?

Write 500 words please