Question:
Why were Las Gorras Blancas (White Caps) important in the developing racial tension of the New West? Group of answer choices Their name derived from the white hoods they wore, and they supported Jim Crow and helped ensure that Mexican Americans were considered White in New Mexico and Texas. They successfully stood up to the Black Caps, who were cattle rustlers and outlaws, and changed attitudes toward Mexican Americans. They mobilized 1,500 Mexican Americans to grassroots violence against White squatters who put barbed wire fencing around common lands and evicted the poor. They began as vigilantes against White ranchers but later progressed into state political office and helped improve the condition of Mexican Americans. They faced down White squatters in the Rio Grande Valley and protected long-standing Mexican American land claims.