The first postindependence leader and constitutional emperor of Mexico was __________.
A. Agustn de Iturbide
B. Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna
C. Benito Jarez
D. Jos Mara Morelos
Question 2
As the war for independence ended, Mexico __________.
A. emerged as a wealthy nation with a healthy democratic political system
B. was economically devastated and lacked a stable political system
C. based its hopes for economic recovery on its silver mining industry, which had not been disrupted by the war
D. now found itself facing an invasion by a French army from Haiti
Emperor penguins with their black and white plumage stand out against the snow and colonies
The flukes of a sperm whale as it dives into the Gulf of Mexico
This engraving by William Russell Birch shows Congress Hall (left), which was occupied by Congress f
James Madison was a key figure at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia. He not only
The War with Mexico, 1846–1848
Tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi.