| A | B |
|---|
| Miquel Hildago | Mexican priest who was executed for helping the poor. |
| Jose' Morelos | Picked up the struggle of the Mexican poor; executed |
| Agustin de Iturbide | Became emperor, pretending to be for the poor Mexican peasants |
| republic | power rests with the people |
| North American Intervention | Mexico's name for the Mexican American War |
| Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna | One of Mexico's most powerful of the first presidents |
| reform | changes for the better |
| civil war | war between groups of people in the same country |
| dictator | ruler with complete power and authority |
| investor | someone who puts money into a project, hoping to make a profit |
| Pancho Villa | Mexican rebel who wanted to improve the lives of the poor |
| Emiliano Zapata | formed an army of landless farmers |
| Benito Juarez | Mexican reformer from Oaxaca |
| Maximilian | Austrian prince who was chosen by the French to rule Mexican empire |
| Porfiro Diaz | seized power in 1876 whose motto was "Order and Progress" |
