History Test: Flags Over California

Who rang a church bell and called the Mexican people to revolt against Spain in el Grito De Dolores?

• Colonel Augustin de Iturbide

• Vincent Guerrero

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Jose Maria Morelos

Who organized the Congress of Chilpancingo in 1813?

• Colonel Augustin de Iturbide

• Vincent Guerrero

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Jose Maria Morelos

What was the Mexican document of independence called at the time of its creation?

• Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence

• Declaration of Mexican Independence

• Independence Declaration of Mexico from Spain

• Mexican Independence Declaration

Who was sent to stop the Mexican rebels during the Mexican War of Independence, but ended up switching sides to become a rebel instead?

• Colonel Augustin de Iturbide

• Vincent Guerrero

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Jose Maria Morelos

Which of these points is NOT part of the Plan de Iguala?

• Catholicism was the only religion allowed

• Spanish and Mexican people would have the same rights

• To become citizens, people had to fight in the war for independence 

• Mexico would be independent

When Mexico won its independence, who became emperor?

• Colonel Augustin de Iturbide

• Vincent Guerrero

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Jose Maria Morelos

Which of the following is the correct order of events?

• California is a state in the United States of America, California is a colony of Mexico (called Alta California), California is a territory of Spain, California is self-governed.

• California is a territory of Spain, California is a colony of Mexico (called Alta California), California is self-governed, California is a state in the United States of America.

• California is a colony of Mexico (called Alta California), California is a territory of Spain, California is a state in the United States of America, California is self-governed.

• California is self-governed, California is a state in the United States of America, California is a colony of Mexico (called Alta California), California is a territory of Spain.

What is annexation?

• When the USA takes a state like California to become its own

• When the USA refuses to accept a state like California

• When the USA excludes a state, forcing it to become a territory instead

• When the USA fights to own a state

Who organized the Californian revolt against Mexico?

• Mariano Vallejo

• John Fremont

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Jose Maria Morelos

What two men arrested Vallejo at the Mexican outpost of Sonoma?

• Fremont and Ide

• Ide and Merritt

• Merritt and Fremont

• Fremont and Morelos