HISTORY OF MEXICO REVIEW

What was one of the main purposes of the Bourbon reforms?

• MODERNIZATION OF THE ENGLISH EMPIRE

• To recover Spain’s status as an economic, political, and military power.

How did the Bourbon Reforms implemented in the 18th century affect New Spain?

• The inhabitants of New Spain paid the same taxes as the Spaniards.

• Wage labor proliferated for the indigenous, mestizos and Criollos in the plantations and mines.

• The original indigenous peoples were dispossessed of their lands for the expansion of haciendas and ranches.

Main thinkers of the Enlightenment who influenced the intellectual groups in the Spanish colonies of America.

• Francis Bacon and Albert the Great.

• John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

• Rene Descartes and Roger Bacon.

How did the process known as criollismo influence the independence of the Spanish colonies in America?

• The criollo identity grew as they felt a sense of belonging to the American land and the right to it, which led them to initiate insurgent movements.

• The Criollo took power in Spain in the absence of King Ferdinand vii by instituting political reforms.

• The Criollo population united with the royalty in order to continue with the subjection pact with the king.

The following are historical events that favored the consummation of Mexico’s independence, except:

• The alliance between Vicente Guerrero and Agustín de Iturbide.

• The return of Ferdinand vii to Spain and the abolition of the Constitution of Cádiz.

• Proclamation of the Plan of Iguala and the Treaties of Córdoba.

Enlightenment thinkers in Europe longed for liberty, equality, and fraternity in society.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The French invasion of European countries did not influence the Independence of New Spain due to its remoteness.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Francisco Primo de Verdad and Francisco Azcárate were the first to confront the Royal Audience, which is why they are known as the initiators of freedom in New Spain.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Criollo population was in favor of autonomy, as long as the Spanish king was not at the head of the Crown.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The first decrees made during the Mexican independence movement were against slavery and taxes, as well as the return of lands to the indigenous people.

• FALSE

• TRUE