Unit 3 Test Review-Mexican Independence & the Empresario System

​Mexican Independence

​Unit 3 Test Review

10/10/2023

​Unit 3 Test Review - Mexican Independence and the Empresario System

10/10/2023

Multiple Choice

Who is at the top of the caste system?

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Native Americans

• Slaves

Open Ended

Why do you think the Peninsulares are on top of the caste system?

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#1 bc they were born in Spain and 100% European

#2 bc they were born in New Spain (Mexico) and 100% European

#3 bc they were mixed race. Part European and part Native American

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#4 bc they are 0% European but also 0% African

#5 bc they are 0% European but also 100% African

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The Caste System in New Spain (Mexico) was a racially structured system.

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​The Caste System in New Spain (Mexico) meant that based on where you were born and what your ancestry was, you would be given different privileges and opportunities. Only those at the top, Peninsulares, had absolute freedom.

​WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU LIVED IN A SYSTEM LIKE THIS

​#1

​#2

​#1

​#2

​Sick and tired of the racist caste system of New Spain, Father Miguel Hidalgo issues his Cry of Delores speech, encouraging Mexicans to fight for their independence from Spain and beginning the War of Mexican Independence

​Father Hidalgo was not a very good military leader and was eventually captured. He was executed by Spanish authorities, his head cut off and put on stake in Mexico City to scare other revolutionaries.

​#3

After Father Hidalgo's execution, his friend, Gutierrez de Lara, continued the fight. He was a fillibuster and leader of the Republican Army of the North. The army fought against royalist Spanish soldiers at the Battle of Medina.

Match

Match the following descriptions and events

• Issued the Cry of Delores

• Leader of the Republican Army of the North

• Bloodiest battle in Texas history

• Granted Mexico Independence

Father Hidalgo

Gutierrez de Lara

Battle of Medina

Treaty of Cordoba

• Father Hidalgo

• Gutierrez de Lara

• Battle of Medina

• Treaty of Cordoba

Mexican Constitution of 1824:
A Representative Government for all

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​Once upon a time in a land not so far away, there was a school called "Democracy Elementary." 🏫 Now, this school was all about kids having a say in how things were run. It was like the coolest place ever! 🤩

 

At Democracy Elementary, every student got a chance to be a class representative. 🗳️ It was kind of like running for president, but just for your class. So, in each class, a bunch of students would give speeches about why they should be the class rep. They promised stuff like more pizza for lunch 🍕, longer recess 🤸‍♀️, and no homework on Fridays! 📚✌️

 

Then, the whole class would vote 🗳️, and the kid with the most votes got to be the class rep. 🥇 But they had to listen to what the rest of the class wanted and share their ideas with the teachers. 📢 It was like being a mini-government leader!

 

​One day, the school had a big decision to make – whether to have a school dance or a field trip. 🕺🚌 The class reps gathered in a meeting, and each one spoke up for what they thought was best. Some said, "Dance party all the way!" 💃🕺 Others shouted, "Field trip adventure!" 🌲🌄

After a lot of talking and listening, they took a vote. 🗳️ And guess what? The majority wanted a dance party! 🎉 So, Democracy Elementary threw the most epic dance party ever, and everyone had a blast. 💃🕺

The students learned that even though not everyone got what they wanted, they all had a voice in the decision. 🗣️ It was like practicing for when they would grow up and have a say in how their country was run.

And so, at Democracy Elementary, they lived happily ever after, always knowing that their voices mattered. 🌟 The end! 📖🎉 #RepresentativeGovernment #DemocracyElementary #KidsHaveAVoice

​What is representative government

Multiple Choice

What did the Mexican Constitution of 1824 guarantee?

• 1. Voting rights to each citizen

• 1. Freedom of religion

• A representative form of government

• Slaveholders the right to enslave others

Settling Texas

​Spanish

​Anglos

• Spain used the Mission System to settle Texas.

• From 1519 to 1821, the Mission System had settled only 3,500 families in Texas.

• The Mission System

  was NOT very

  successful in

  bringing settlers to Texas.

• Anglos used the Empresario System to settle Texas.

• From 1821 to 1834, the Empresario System had settled 21,200 families in Texas (mostly Anglos).

• The Empresario System was VERY successful in bringing settlers to Texas.

Multiple Select

In order to move to Mexican Texas, you had to follow the 3 rules of the Colonization Law of 1825. Select the 3 rules you had to follow

• Be Catholic or convert to Catholicism

• Spread slavery

• Pledge allegiance to Mexico (become a Mexican citizen)

• Be of good moral character

Reorder

Using the 1824 bar, order the following population groups as: 1 (largest population group), 2 (2nd largest population group), 3 (smallest population group)

• Anglo

• Tejano

• African Slave

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

What is an empresario?

• White, non-Spanish speaker from America

• A businessmen who recruited people to move to Texas by selling them cheap land

• White, non-Spanish speaker from France

• White, Spanish-speaker from England

Multiple Choice

Typically, empresarios are selling cheap land to Anglos. What is an Anglo?

• White, non-Spanish speaker from the USA

• A businessman who recruited people to move to Texas by selling them cheap land

• White, non-Spanish speaker from France

• White, Spanish-speaker from England

Multiple Choice

WHY were Anglos wanting to buy this land?

• Snap back from reality

• Ope there goes gravity

• Ope there goes rabbit, he choked

• Cheap land

Multiple Choice

In which region of Texas were the MAJORITY of all successful empresario land grants (colonies)

• Mountains and Basins

• Great Plains

• North Central Plains

• Coastal Plains

Multiple Choice

Using the table, which colony was the most successful?

• Dewitt

• Colony McMullen-McGloin

• De Leon

• Power & Hewetson

Multiple Choice

Using the table, which colony was the least successful?

• Dewitt

• Colony McMullen-McGloin

• De Leon

• Power & Hewetson