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Grade 5: Module 1: Unit 1: Lesson 3
Research Text: Government and Revolution
In 1910, the poor and working-class people of Mexico rebelled again the wealthy landowners and Por rio Díaz, the dictator who had ruled the country for a number of years. While Por rio Díaz put a lot of time and money into building factories, dams, and roads, the rural workers and peasants su ered greatly because of land laws that took their land away from them. They were paid poor wages for hard work and were treated badly by wealthy landowners. When the people began to rise up again him, Por rio Díaz resigned and left the country, but ill the ghting continued because Mexico’s new leaders failed to make the changes the people wanted. The Mexican Revolution was long, and many lives were lo . One good thing that came of this time was the Mexican con itution, written in 1917. This con itution outlined the rules that the government mu follow. It also gave all people of Mexico rights, regardless of whether they were workers or landowners. Many people consider the revolution to have ended in 1920, but the ghting continued for many years after that.
Glossary
dictator
a ruler with total power over a country
rural
related to the countryside rather than towns
resigned
voluntarily left a job or position
con itution
a li of principles or rules with which a ate or country is governed
Written by EL Education for in ructional purposes.
Lexile: 1150L
Sources:
“Land, Liberty, and the Mexican Revolution.” Con itutional Rights Foundation. Con itutional Rights Foundation, 2010. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.
“Mexican Revolution.” Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica, June 2014. Web. 20 Apr. 2016.
Knight, Alan. “The Mexican Revolution.” Hi ory Today May 1980: n. pag. Hi ory Today. Web. 20 Apr. 2016. <http://www.hi orytoday.com/alan-knight/mexican-revolution>.
“Mexican Revolution.” PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2016. <http://www.pbs.org/opb/ hi orydetectives/feature/mexican-revolution/>.
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