Mexican War Research Paper

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Outline Mexican War

Sean Azami

Title: To what extent was the Mexican War an assault on dependency?

The Mexican Independence was an partial-assault on dependency, which is reflected through the social structure.
A. Creoles leaders (Hidalgo and Morelos) began an assault on the Peninsularie power with the aid of the lower class of Mexican society; however, among themselves they were divided
B. Women’s role within the household changed from being one as insurgents within the tenant community to being head’s of household’s.
C. The indigenous population of Mexico suffered in the colonial period; however, they viewed the independence movement as a path to greater rights, which were not given to them by the creoles.

Thesis: The Mexican Independence Movement was a partial assault on dependency because dependency still existed outside of the haciendas and households; however, within the households women made great achievements to better their position as independents.
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The Creoles take over power after the independence movement ends and do not implement want Hidalgo or Morelos originally set out to do. This government does not benefit the lower-class and just replaces the peninsularies with the creoles.
Women’s role within the household changed from being one as insurgents within the tenant community to being head’s of household’s.

Women were originally viewed as farm hands and they were rarely the heads of the households.
After the independence movement, women gradually gained a more important role within the household and as individual