2nd 6 Weeks TEST

Match the following

• presidio

• sun-dried bricks made from a mixture of mud with a small amount of straw or  grass 

• conquistador

• a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth in the Americas 

• colonization

• state-sponsored settlement of people to new territories 

• missionary

• a person sent to a place to spread a religious faith 

• adobe

• a military post or guarded settlement in an area under Spanish control 

Put the events below in order, what happened first goes with #1 and what happened last goes with #5.

• Columbus reached land near present day Florida.

• La Salle brings French colonists to Texas.

• Mission Ysleta is completed in Texas.

• Onate's expedition passes through present day El Paso.

• Cabeza de Vaca reaches Texas.

Which area on the map was not a Stephen Austin empresario land grant?

Which area on the map was closest to Louisiana and part of the Zavala empresario land grant?

(MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE)

In the 1700's, the Enlightenment movement of Europe challenged the idea that kings had a __________ right to rule

(MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE) The success of the (a)   and French revolutions reinforced the enlightenment ideas among Mexicans.

• American
• British
• African
• Native American
• German
• Italian

​ (a)   now belonged to ​ (b)   after Mexican Independence.

• British
• Texas
• Mexico
• Spain

When is Mexican Independence Day celebrated?

• September 16th
• October 31st
• August 24th

• July 4th

Who started the Mexican Revolution with his famous speech?

• Father Santa Anna

• Pancho Villa
• Stephen Austin

• Father Hidalgo

• Sam Houston

Which choice below was not a reason why Spain lost the Mexican Revoltuion?

• Spain was busy with wars at home.

• Spain decided they just did not want Mexico any more.

• Spain was an entire ocean away from the war in Mexico.

• Mexicans knew the land and had more heart.

• Spanish viceroy ran out of money, supplies and men.