Mexican Independence Day

Hidalgo's speech for Mexican Independence is called?

• "Cry of Dolores"
• "Mexico needs Independence"
• "Emancipation Proclamation"

Mexico's independence in 1821 marked the beginning of a period known as what?

• Mexican National Era
• Spanish National Era
• Mexican Independence
• Early Explorers

What year did Mexico gain Independence?

• 1718

• 1803

• 1821

• 1836

People who were born in Spain and were the ruling class in the colonies.

• Native Americans

• Criollos

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

Creole priest who called for Mexico to become independent of Spain- "Cry of Dolores"

• Jose Gutierrez de Lara

• August Magee

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

• Vicente Guerrero

Who sought help from the United States to help Mexico fight for Independence?

• Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara

• Augustus Magee

• Joaquin de Arredondo

• Agustin de Iturbide

What were the people who were born in Mexico but of Spanish descent called?

• Enslaved Africans

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

• Criollos

What best describes the Republican Army of the North?

• The Spanish Royal Army who set to put down the Texas rebels

• A group of Tejanos, Anglo-Americans, and Natives who fought against the Spanish Royalists

• The American troops that were sent in to aid Mexico in their fight for independence

• The army that secured Texas's independence from Mexico at the Battle of the Alamo

Which of the following battles was a LOSS for the Republican Army of the North?

• Trinidad

• Nacogdoches

• La Bahia

• Medina

What two important events took place in 1821?

• Mexico Won Independence from Spain

• Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase, causing tensions between the U.S. and Spain

• Jose Gutierrez de Lara captured the presidio at La Bahia and wrote a Texas state constitution

• Moses Austin is granted permission to bring American settlers to Texas