Mexican National Era Review

Check all of the reasons that lead to Mexico declaring Independence from Spain

• "The Cry of Delores"

• The Louisiana Purchase

• Economic and social divisions

• Political corruption

"Will you not defend your religion and rights as a true patriot? Long live our lady Guadalupe! Death to the government! Death to the Spaniards!"

Who would have said this?

• Father Miguel Hidalgo

• The King of Spain

• Stephen F Austin

• Moses Austin

Anglo-Americans support the Mexican Constitution of 1824 because it promoted _______________

• communism

• authoritarianism

• centralism

• federalism

Anglo settlers were "pushed" from the United States and "pulled" to Texas for cheap land and to escape _________

The State Colonization Law allowed to settlers to not pay taxes for 10 years, purchase 4,428 acres for $30, and settlers agreed to become a part of the __________ church

Which empresario introduced ranching traditions to Texas.

• Santa Anna

• Stephen F Austin

• Martin de Leon

• Green DeWitt

If you were making a visual to explain the relationship between Texas and Coahuila as given in the Mexican Federal Constitution of 1824, which of these would describe what the visual should look like?

• One circle representing the "Mexican Republic" inside a circle for "Texas" and there would be no "Coahuila".

• Once circle representing "Coahuila" would be inside a circle labeled "Texas".

• One circle representing both "Texas" and "Coahuila" inside a circle labeled "Mexican Republic".

• One circle representing "Texas" would be inside a circle labeled "Coahuila".

Check all of the choices that would fall under "Effects of Mexico’s Independence from Spain"

• Mexico decided to continue Empresario contracts

• Economy was damaged in Texas

• Texas became apart of the United States

Cause: ???

Effect: The economy of Texas improved through agriculture and trading.

• The Louisiana Purchase

• The Law of April 6th 1830

• Stephen F Austin's successful empresario business

• Santa Anna became President

which social group ran the government due to their ranking in society

• peninsulares

• creoles

• local indian tribes

• mestizos