<span>The
name of the Mexican American man who served as a U.S. Senator from 1935-1962 is
Dennis Chavez.
<span>Dionisio "Dennis" Chávez was a
Democratic politician from the U.S. state of New Mexico who served in the
United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1935, and in the United
States Senate from 1935 to 1962</span></span>
Fort Benning is an Army base situated on the Alabama-Georgia Border, which is right next to columbus.
A military action the added territory in the United States in 1848 was the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It ended the Mexican-American war and added the territories California, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming.
The statement that best summarizes why people were motivated to take advantage of the Homestead Act is: the act made it possible for people over twenty-one to start their own business.
People who are of the age of 21 and above and never participated any action against the US government were allowed to claim a federal land grant through an application process. Slaves and women were also allowed to do this.
