HIST 24: Life and Works of Rizal

What best describes the 19^th Century?

• Depicted as birth of modern life

• The century where there is massive changes in Europe, Spain and in Philippines

• It brought historical events in terms of economic, social and political

The following are impact of the Galleon trade, except:

• Manila became a trading hub where China, India and Japan and Southeast Asian countries sent their goods to be consolidated for shipping.

• It allowed modern, liberal ideas to enter the Philippines, eventually and gradually inspiring the movement for independence from Spain.

• This trade served as the central income-generating business for American colonists in the Philippines.

Pick out the one that is not included on the opening of the Suez Canal.

• Distance of travel between Europe and Philippines was considerably abbreviated

• It served as a significant factor that enabled the growth of nationalistic desires of Jose Rizal and other Filipino Ilustrados

• It discouraged the Ilustrados to pursue their education abroad and learn scientific and liberal in European academic institutions

What do you think is the reason why sharecropper suffered most abuses and demands?

• Because they are just a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as a rent

• They are at the bottom rung of hierarchy

• Because they are just people who have no right to complain as they have no land, and just following wants of the estate owner and inquilinos.

What is the impact of the Bourbon Reform to the natives?

• It gives the idea that colonization could be done without much intervention from the Catholic Church.

• It reclaim control over transatlantic trade and restrict the church’s power

• It endeavored to curtail contraband commerce

Do you think the Cadiz Constitution is very influential on the Philippines in 19^th century?

• Yes, it is influential because it was a liberal constitution

• Yes, because it established principles and issued a decree that is effective for the natives

• Yes, because it has a universal character as it included everyone from overseas even the Philippines

Which of the following is NOT true?

• Development of commercial agriculture in the archipelago resulted in the presence of a new clans

• At the beginning of 19^th century, social and political changes in Europe were finally starting to affect Spain and Philippines

• Manila became open to foreign merchant almost without restriction by the mid-1830s

Why that is the Spanish missionaries established schools but did not seriously teach them the Spanish language?

• Because Spanish fear that Indios would become so knowledgeable with them

• They believed that natives would not be able to match their skills

• They don’t want Indios to learn their language as they were considered as the lowest class in social structure

TRUE OR FALSE

 Liberalism is a worldview founded on ideas of freedom, judgment and equality. It also includes a wide range of social philosophies that consider individual liberty to be the most significant social goal, and underscore individual rights and equality of opportunity.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What can we conclude from the 19^th century Philippines as Rizal’s context?

• This is the era of challenges and responses

• It was the century of changes and filled of turning points in our history and identity. It was this time when a lot of changes happened in aspects of political, economic and social.

• It is the period of major changes that affect man and society.