Article 2 Week 11 12/3

What is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla often referred to as?

• The Father of Mexican Independence

• The Father of Spanish Independence

• The Father of American Independence

• The Father of French Independence

Where was Father Miguel Hidalgo born?

• Spain

• France

• Mexico

• United States

What position did Hidalgo hold in Dolores?

• Mayor

• Parish priest

• Governor

• Teacher

What was the name of Hidalgo's famous speech?

• Cry of Freedom

• Grito de Dolores

• Call to Arms

• Shout of Independence

How many soldiers joined Hidalgo in his fight for independence?

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 30,000

• 40,000

Who captured Hidalgo in 1811?

• French forces

• Royalist forces

• American forces

• Spanish forces

When is Mexican Independence Day celebrated?

• July 4th

• September 15th and 16th

• October 31st

• November 1st

What year did Hidalgo rally the people of Dolores?

• 1800

• 1805

• 1810

• 1815

What was the ancestry of the mestizos who joined Hidalgo?

• Mixed Spanish and French

• Mixed Spanish and Indigenous

• Mixed Spanish and American

• Mixed Spanish and African

What happened to Hidalgo in 1811?

• He became president

• He was captured and executed

• He moved to Spain

• He retired