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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHidalgo's speech for Mexican Independence is called?"Cry of Dolores""Mexico needs Independence""Emancipation Proclamation"
- 2. Multiple ChoiceMexico's independence in 1821 marked the beginning of a period known as what?Mexican National EraSpanish National EraMexican IndependenceEarly Explorers
- 3. Multiple Choice
What year did Mexico gain Independence?
1718
1803
1821
1836
- 4. Multiple Choice
People who were born in Spain and were the ruling class in the colonies.
Native Americans
Criollos
Mestizos
Peninsulares
- 5. Multiple Choice
Creole priest who called for Mexico to become independent of Spain- "Cry of Dolores"
Jose Gutierrez de Lara
August Magee
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Vicente Guerrero
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who sought help from the United States to help Mexico fight for Independence?
Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara
Augustus Magee
Joaquin de Arredondo
Agustin de Iturbide
- 7. Multiple Choice
What were the people who were born in Mexico but of Spanish descent called?
Enslaved Africans
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Criollos
- 8. Multiple Choice
What best describes the Republican Army of the North?
The Spanish Royal Army who set to put down the Texas rebels
A group of Tejanos, Anglo-Americans, and Natives who fought against the Spanish Royalists
The American troops that were sent in to aid Mexico in their fight for independence
The army that secured Texas's independence from Mexico at the Battle of the Alamo
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following battles was a LOSS for the Republican Army of the North?
Trinidad
Nacogdoches
La Bahia
Medina
- 10. Multiple Choice
What two important events took place in 1821?
Mexico Won Independence from Spain
Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase, causing tensions between the U.S. and Spain
Jose Gutierrez de Lara captured the presidio at La Bahia and wrote a Texas state constitution
Moses Austin is granted permission to bring American settlers to Texas
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why did many American soldiers abandon the Republican Army of the North?
They did not think Gutierrez de Lara was a good leader
They were upset that the Texas Constitution wasn't modeled after the U.S. Constitution
The became sick with disease and returned home for medical care
They feared defeat from the more-powerful Spanish Royal Army
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who won the Battle of Medina?
The Republican Army of the North
The Spanish Royal Army
- 13. Multiple Choice
What was the name of Moses Austin's son who carried out his plans of starting an Anglo colony in Texas?
Samuel S. Austin
William T. Austin
Robert J. Austin
Stephen F. Austin
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