Week 17: The End of the Mission System

Who overthrew the king of Spain?

• Joseph Bonaparte

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla

• Francisco Javier Venegas

Who organized an army to fight for Mexican independence?

• Joseph Bonaparte

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Francisco Javier Venegas

When did Mexico become an independent nation?

• 1808

• 1810

• 1821

• 1824

What was the official religion of Mexico in it's original constitution?

• Ahmadiyya Islam

• Orthodox Judaism

• Lutheran Protestantism

• Roman Catholicism

What was the goal of Franciscan missionaries?

• to gather large tracts of land to sell

• to farm cattle and sell beef to Spain

• to build large cathedrals for the church

• to make American Indians Spanish citizens

At first, mission lands were promised to the American Indians. Who ended up gaining control of mission lands?

• American Indians

• wealthy land owners

• the Spanish monarch

• Franciscan missionaries

Who was supposed to receive mission lands?

• wealthy Spanish families

• American Indian families

• the Franciscan missionaries

• the Roman Catholic church

Who mainly worked on the ranchos (usually for little to no pay and under harsh conditions)?

• American Indians

• Franciscan missionaries

• indentures ervants

• migrant farmers

Who were Californios?

• people with Spanish ancestry who lived in California

• Mexican government officials

• U.S. citizens who moved westward

• American Indians from the missions

What was the main product produced on California ranchos?

• baskets

• gold

• leather

• pottery