Mexican Independence/Revolution

Who was the author of the Grito de Dolores?

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Vicente Guerrera

• King Ferdinand

• Napoleon Bonaparte

El Grito de Dolores was...

• A speech lamenting Spanish rule

• A cry for help against slavery

• A rallying cry to fight against Spanish rule

• A speech supporting Spanish colonization

The Plan of Iguala stated that Mexico would...

• Be Roman Catholic

• Be a constitutional monarachy

• Have racial/ethnic equality

• Rule colonies of it's own

Mexico gained independence from Spain on...

• Sept. 27, 1892

• Sept 24, 1900

• Feb 7, 1829

• Sept. 27, 1821

The elite class in Spanish-controlled Mexico consisted of...

• Peninsulares (those born in Spain)

• Criollos (those of Spanish-descent born in Spain)

• Mestizos (those of Spanish and Indigenous descent)

• Mulattos (those of Spanish and African descent)

The Mexican Revolution used which of the following tactics?

• War

• Boycott

• Assassination (of Spanish monarchs)

• Rebellion/insurrection

The Pueblo Rebellion successfully overthrew Spanish rule for over a decade and was led by...

• African slaves

• Criollos

• Indigenous people (Pueblo and Apache)

• Peninsulares and Mestizos