Mexican Independence Quiz

Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain on...

• October 15th

• September 16th

• April 15th

• July 4th

In 1810, Mexico had been under Spanish rule for...

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 200 years

• 300 years

The ____________ decided it was time for independence from Spain.

• military

• people

• government in New Spain

• King of Spain

Hundreds of people rallied under the banner of ______ and formed a(an) ______.

• God, prayer group

• Father Hidalgo, committee

• Ignacio Allende, parade

• Virgin of Guadalupe, army

On the night of September 15th, Father Hidalgo began the Mexican War for Independence with...

• his grito de Dolores speech

• knocking door to door to find people to fight

• writing a national anthem for Mexico

• sending a letter to the King of Spain.

What does the term "grito" mean?

• cry (as in sad and upset crying)

• whining

• longlive...

• battlecry

Who was the Spanish officer who helped Father Hidalgo to fight the Spanish?

• Maximilian de Hasburgo

• Ignacio Allende

• Benito Juarez

• Julio Iglesias

What happened to Father Hidalgo in 1811?

• He was shot and killed.

• He fled to the United States.

• Stayed in hiding & gave orders to the soldiers fighting.

• He left the Catholic church to join the fight.

Father Hidalgo and his peasant army marched from Dolores, Mexico toward...

• La cuidad (the city of) Mexico

• La cuidad (the city of ) Puebla

• Veracruz

• Guanajuato

Hidalgo's peasant army was afraid to continue to fight outside of Mexico City because...

• the battle of Puebla was taking place against other invaders

• there was a large number of Spanish soldiers

• there were many french soldiers who were helping Spain

• the weather was not conducive to victory