New Mexico`da eğitim ve dil, 1848-1920

ABSTRACT After the annexation of New Mexico by the United States in 1848, we see a process of Americanization was begun by the U.S. officials in the territory. This thesis examines the response of New Mexico's Hispanic population to the process of Americanization of the education and language in the territory between 1848 and 1920. First, the laws and treaties that affected the foundation and development of an educational system in New Mexico were examined in this thesis. In the last three chapters, the characteristics of New Mexico education were examined through the county school reports, curriculum of the schools and textbooks. Besides public education, the language of the education which shifted from Spanish to English through the early 20th century was also discussed in this thesis. In conclusion, although Hispanics in New Mexico rejected the Anglo American public education in the very beginning of their territorial history, they began to use education in order to protect their economic and political rights after the 1890s. Thus we can say that the process of assimilation or Americanization in New Mexico between 1848 and 1920 was not very successful. in