Film Review of Foreigners in their Own Land

 watch the film, answer the following questions: 1. What was Texas like for the Mexicans before the arrival of the “American settlers.”? How did it change after the Americans came in? What were the American settlers interested in? When American settlers settled in Mexico, they were suppose to speak Spanish, abide by the laws of Mexico, learn the culture and religion, DID THEY? How did they respond? 2. What were the ideas and beliefs of Manifest Destiny. How did this belief affect the relationship between Anglo Americans and Mexicans? (hint. prejudice, discrimination, ethnocentrism) Are these relationships similar to how Americans viewed Indians and African Americans during this time? 3, According to the film, what events led to the U.S. Mexico War? What were the agreements under the “Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo”? After the treaty was signed, how were Mexicans treated? How the Mexican culture viewed by Americans. How did the U.S. feel about Mexico during this time? 4. What is your overall opinions about this period (1821-1848)? Who won and who lost, why? How do you think both sides, American settlers and Mexicans, feel about this overall situation? The film title, “Foreigners in their Own Land” does it mean to you? If I told you, “the southwest of my homeland,” what would say?