After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, many Mexican-Americans now found themselves under the direct governance of the United States. This led to issues over land ownerst and property rights between people who had, at times, owned family property that went back to the 1500s. These property claims were not often respected by new settlers an government bodies. What often was the outcome of these disputes. O The US Government would openly take up their claims in federal court and rule in their favor, thus preserving their historic property rights. However, these cases were expensive, and afterwards the property owners would simply sell their property to make up for the economic losses. This became the common tactic that large land barons would use. O Often the Mexican landowners would use legal means in which to make their case for property ownership. However, often the cases were drawn out, expensive, and would led many of these owners penniless and unable to afford to maintain their property ownership. Mexican landowners resorted to simply fighting back, abstaining the use of the court system. The group Las Gorras Blancas (the White Caps) found great success in organizing and chasing off those who sought to deprive them of their property rights. O The US Government and land barrons would use the local Native American populations to threaten violence against the Mexican landowners, forcing them to leave their lands in fear of their lives. This would allow for the land barons to quickly lay claim to the land. Prior to 1870, most Americans made their living in agriculture. However post-1870, the United States saw a massive shift in its economic system, what was this shift and what drove it? The replacement of electrical systems with steam power allowed for more efficient and productive machinery. This opened the way for improved assembly line production. Slave labor was introduced into the industrial model, a shift form its primary use in agriculture. With reduced labor costs. factories were able to produce industrial goods at a cheaper rate The combination of industrialization, immigration, and urbanization completed this industrial transformation of the United States Economy Industrialization allowed for the rapid mechanization of farming. Because of this less farmers were needed to provide food for cities. The introduction of the automobile and truck also allowed for rapid transportation of foodstuffs into the American urban centers in the 1880s allowing for