Mexico History

What year did Hernán Cortés set sail for Mexico?

• 1492

• 1555

• 1991

• 1519

1. What year did Hernán Cortés set sail for Mexico?

• 1491

• 1519

• 1776

• 1991

2. Who was the Aztec Emperor during Cortés's arrival?

• Cuitláhuac

• Montezuma II

• Agustín Iturbide

• Coach Watkins

4. Which city did Cortés aim to conquer?

• a. Tlaxcala

• b. Mexico City

• c. Tenochtitlán

• d. Dolores

What was the "Night of Sorrows"?

• a. The day the Aztecs celebrated their independence

• b. A battle lost by the Spaniards

• c. The night the Spaniards retreated from Tenochtitlán

• d. A festival held by the Aztecs

6. Who called for a rebellion against the colonizers in 1810?

• a. José María Morelos

• b. Miquel Hidalgo y Costilla

• c. Hernán Cortés

• d. King Carlos III

What significant event occurred on September 16, 1810?

• a. The signing of the Treaty of Córdoba

• b. The start of the Mexican War of Independence

• c. The death of Emperor Montezuma II

• d. The arrival of Spanish missionaries

7. What did the Plan of Iguala establish?

• a. Spanish control over New Spain

• b. The independence of Mexico

• c. A new constitution for Spain

• d. A military alliance with France

8. Who became the first emperor of Mexico?

• a. Antonio López de Santa Anna

• b. Agustín Iturbide

• c. Guadalupe Victoria

• d. Ferdinand VII

9. What was a major consequence of the Mexican-American War for Mexico?

• a. Gained independence from Spain

• b. Lost Texas, California, and the Southwest

• c. Became a monarchy

• d. Established a federal republic