1. ***Find your name and have a seat**
No warm-up question today- within your group complete Step 1 of your handout using your Age of Empresarios Geoterms.

2. Step 1- fill in the Blank
filibuster
A______________________ is a person who carries out rebellions in foreign countries.
Stephen F. Austin is an example of a _________________________.
________________________ is the word for Spanish cowboys.
A _____________________ is a time of low economic growth and high unemployment.
Empresarios _______________ land in order to determine if it was appropriate for settlement.
Powered shared amongst state and national governments would be ideal for people who are ____________________.
A central national government holding power would be ideal for people who are _____________________.
An army made up of ordinary citizens is called a _____________.
As a new nation, Texas was setup as a _______________________.
Mexico later would declare its _______________________ from Spain.
Empresarios
Vaqueros
depression
surveyed
federalists
centralists
militia
republic
liberation

3. Step 2- Sculpture Gallery Walk
With your group, create a sculpture for your geoterm
Do not use symbols/words in your sculpture
After all groups are finished we will do a quick gallery walk of the sculptures to determine the geoterms
During the gallery walk, do not touch the sculptures.
Go back to your seat when you are finished- BE PRODUCTIVE!!

4. Step 3 Types of Governments
After watching the short video about the different types of governments, answer the following questions.
List some of the types of governments they mentioned in the video (the were written in red text).
Of the types listed, what type of government did Spain have during the Age of Exploration? 
What sorts of problems do people have with this kind of government? What happens when people are dissatisfied with the government?

5. Step 4 Beginnings of the Mexican Revolution
New Spain
(Including present-day Mexico and Texas)
vs.
Spain

6. Step 4- Beginnings of the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Social Classes, 1810
Peninsulares- Spaniards born in Spain
Creoles- Spaniards born in New Spain
Mestizos- Mixed Spanish and Native American blood
Native Americans- Full blooded Native Americans

7. Step 5 Mexican Independence Reading
As a group, work together to read and complete the questions below:
1. List three reasons why Mexico wanted independence from Spain.
2. When did the Mexican Revolution start?
3. What was the name of the creole that started the fight for independence from Spain?
4. Explain why having different social classes contributed to the start of the revolution?
5. How do you think Texas helped in freeing themselves and Mexico from Spanish rule?

8. Step 6 Closure Bubble
Miguel Hidalgo had a strong legacy in Mexican History. Fill in the talk bubble below with one sentence that represents his ideas/feelings about the Mexican Revolution. Make sure your sentence is school appropriate!