One Difference in the Situations of Mexican Americans and African

question 74

Multiple Choice

One difference in the situations of Mexican Americans and African Americans in the 19th century was that ______.

• A) Mexican Americans were much more acculturated
• B) African Americans were exploited for their land, Mexican Americans for their labor
• C) Mexican Americans were able to retain much more of their culture
• D) Mexican Americans were exploited only for their land
• E) Mexican Americans were exploited for their wealth

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Buy American Campaign

A movement encouraging consumers to purchase goods made in the United States in order to support domestic businesses and labor.

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