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WorksheetsMexico 1810
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement is NOT true
a)
Guerrero plotted to arm masses with machetes
b)
Jalisco chieftain plotted to blow up government buildings
c)
Allende poisoned the mayor of Querétaro
d)
Monk denied miracle of Virgen de Guadalupe
2.
Where did people talk illegally about ideas and politics?
a)
in Church
b)
in literary clubs
c)
in schools
d)
in colleges
3.
Who was in charge of Spain in 1810?
a)
Charles III
b)
Ferdinand and Isabel
c)
The Church
d)
Joseph Bonaparte
4.
Which person is known for his sermon that began the 1810 Revolution?
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Ignacio Allende
c)
Santa Anna
d)
Miguel Hidalgo
5.
What date was the Grito de Dolores delivered?
a)
Sept 16, 1810
b)
May 5, 1862
c)
March 21, 1806
d)
July 4, 1776
6.
Which 2 people had their heads chopped off?
a)
Maximilian y Carlotta
b)
Allende y Hidalgo
c)
Santa Anna y Juárez
d)
Juárez y Díaz
7.
Where was the most famous literary club?
a)
Querétaro
b)
Mexico City
c)
Guadalajara
d)
San Miguel
8.
What year did the Mex revolution against Spain end?
a)
1810
b)
1821
c)
1855
d)
1862
9.
Who ruled Mex 11 times as either president or dictator?
a)
Padre Hidalgo
b)
Ignacio Allende
c)
Santa Anna
d)
Benito Juárez
10.
Who signed a treaty giving Texas it's independence?
a)
Padre Hidalgo
b)
Porfirio Díaz
c)
Benito Juárez
d)
Santa Anna
11.
What happened to Santa Anna's 2 legs?
a)
buried with honors and in the Illinois museum
b)
buried with honors and buried with his body
c)
discarded on the battle field and stolen
d)
thrown in the trash and stolen
12.
Who caused Liberal governors to go to N.O. in exile?
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Porfirio Díaz
c)
Santa Anna
d)
Padre Hidalgo
13.
1st pure blooded native American president of Mexico
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Padre Hidalgo
c)
Santa Anna
d)
Porfirio Díaz
14.
Who is often compared to Abe Lincoln?
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Santa Anna
c)
Padre Hidalgo
d)
Porfirio Díaz
15.
Who is the "Father of Mexico"?
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Padre Hidalgo
c)
Santa Anna
d)
Porfirio Díaz
16.
Name the Mexican general who defeated the French army in Puebla, Mx.
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Ignacio Zaragoza
c)
Santa Anna
d)
Porfirio Díaz
17.
What happened to the Mexican general after his victory in Puebla against the French?
a)
shot in a firing squad
b)
exiled to N.O., La.
c)
died of typhoid
d)
began guerrilla war
18.
Where was Maximilian from?
a)
Mexico
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Austria
19.
Why did Maximilian and Carlotta think they were welcome in Mexico?
a)
French paid peasants to wave and smile on the road to Mx City
b)
Letter from Benito Juárez welcoming them
c)
Santa Anna greeted them in person at VeraCruz
d)
They were innocent winners of the "lotería"
20.
What happened Cinco de Mayo, 1862?
a)
U.S.A. invaded Mexico, again
b)
U.S.A. Civil War ended
c)
Mex army wins battle against French
d)
Mexican army wins battle again Spanish
21.
Which person was shot in front of a firing squad?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Benito Juárez
c)
Porfirio Díaz
d)
Maximilian
22.
Which person died of a heart attack or was poisoned and died at his desk?
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Santa Anna
c)
Porfirio Díaz
d)
Maximilian
23.
How many dictators and/or presidents did Mexico have in the 59 years before Porfirio Díaz became president?
a)
11
b)
14
c)
52
d)
59
24.
Who walked 250 miles from Oaxaca to Mx City and missed the war?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Benito Juárez
c)
Padre Hidalgo
d)
Porfirio Díaz
25.
Which of the following were probably NOT part of the improvements made under Díaz?
a)
telegraphs
b)
railroads
c)
mining
d)
highways
26.
Which was probably NOT improved under Díaz?
a)
steel refineries
b)
electricity in cities
c)
large farms
d)
wireless telephones
27.
What happened to the profits earned in Mexico during the Díaz regime?
a)
stayed in Mx and paid for improvements
b)
profits left Mexico
c)
profits went to the wealthy and the middle class
d)
profits helps improve the lives of the poor
28.
Who was James Creelman?
a)
Mexican journalist
b)
British journalist
c)
U.S. journalist
d)
French journalist
29.
In his article Crewman quoted Díaz as saying the Mexican people loved him, but if they wanted...
a)
they could bake him a cake for his 80th birthday
b)
they could have someone else run against him for president
c)
they could have rival political parties
d)
they could come interview him in the Royal Palace
30.
Porfirio Díaz
a)
shot escaping
b)
shot by a firing squad
c)
died of old age and is buried in Mexico City
d)
died of old age and is buried in France
31.
Called for the 1910 Revolt
a)
Benito Juárez
b)
Porfirio Díaz
c)
Francisco Madero
d)
Santa Anna
32.
What was NOT part of Mexico
a)
California
b)
Colorado
c)
Arizona
d)
Missouri
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