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WorksheetsLatino Americans: Foreigners in Their Own Land
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 53mins
Apolinaria Lorenzana is an example of:
An woman of Spanish descent sent by the Mexican government to what is now California
A woman of Spanish descent sent by the Spanish government to what is now California
A woman of Spanish descent sent by the Spanish government to what is now Texas
A woman of Spanish descent sent by the Spanish government to what is now New Mexico
What was the first European settlement in what is now the United States?
the mission at San Diego in what is now California
the city of Santa Fe in what is now New Mexico
the city of St. Augustine in what is now Florida
the city of San Antonio in what is now Texas
Why was the Spanish government interested in sending people to populate their lands in the far north of their territories in the new world?
They wanted to assert their claim to the land as they saw other nations such as the French, Russians and the United States expanding their claims to land already claimed by Spain.
They wanted to assert their claim to the land as they saw indigenous people groups refuse to give up their lands.
They wanted to assert their claim to the land as they saw the power and influence of the Catholic church grow.
They wanted to assert their claim to the land as they saw many people coming in to California because of the Gold Rush.
What was the first European language spoken in the New World?
English
French
Spanish
Portuguese
Who was Mariano Vallejo?
A member of Las Gorras Blancas who cut fences in New Mexico.
A man who died in the Battle of El Alamo
A man who led the Bear Flag Revolt
A wealthy California land-owner who was threatened by Anglo settlers wanting to take control of California
Who were some of the first people sent by the Spanish government to settle in the territories in the New World?
Protestant missionaries
Catholic missionaries
Evangelical missionaries
Pentecostal missionaries
Mark all the current states of the USA that were a part of Spain at one time?
Alaska
California
Massachusetts
Florida
Texas
In general what was the relationship like between the Spaniards of the New World and the indigenous people?
The indigenous people took the land of the Spaniards and forced Spaniards to be subservient.
The Spaniards took the land of the indigenous peoples and they forced the indigenous to be subservient to them.
The Spanish government built and settled 21 what along the California coast line?
Sam's Clubs
Catholic Missions
Jesuit Universities
ranchos
What is the name of the movement that allowed Anglo settlers from the United States to gain power in California over the Mexican government?
the Battle of Puebla
the Bear Flag Revolt
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Spanish-American War
When Mexico fought Spain and gained independence, what was one of the first things the new Mexican government did?
the Mexican government took land intended for the Catholic church and gave it to indigenous peoples
the Mexican government took land intended for the indigenous people and gave it to Catholic missionaries
the Mexican government took land intended for the indigenous peoples and gave it the descendants of the Spaniards
the Mexican government took land intended for Anglo settlers from the United States and gave it to the indigenous people
In what Battle did Anglo settlers and Tejanos lose many soldiers to the Mexican army?
the Battle of San Jacinto
the Battle of Puebla
the Battle of El Alamo
the Battle of San Francisco
Juan Seguín was a third generation:
Californio
Tejano
Mestizo
Anglo
How did the first Anglo settlers come to what is now Texas?
they took land from the Apache and Comanche tribes
they came during the Gold Rush
they were invited by the Mexican government
they came as Protestant missionaries
Which of the following states became an independent nation after winning independence from Mexico?
California
Texas
New Mexico
Florida
Why did the Anglo settlers and Tejanos want independence from the Mexican government?
they wanted more local control and did not like being controlled by a government so far away
they wanted to give land back to the indigenous people
they wanted to become a part of the United States
they wanted freedom of religion
The Anglo settlers invited by the Mexican government into Texas had to agree to what conditions?
they had to be Protestant and pledge their loyalty to the Spanish crown
they had to learn Spanish
they had to know how to work cattle
they had to be Catholic and pledge loyalty to the Mexican government
Many of the Anglo settlers invited to Texas by the Mexican government were from where?
the southern United States
Anglolandia
Canada
Europe
After which war did the United States almost double in size?
the Mexican American War
the Spanish American War
the Civil War
the American Revolution
What happened to the 80,000 Mexican citizens who lived in the land won by the United States after the Mexican American War?
they were forced to leave their homes
they automatically became United States citizens
In which of the following states were Hispanos able to maintain more political power even once it became a part of the United States?
California
Texas
Nuevo México
Florida
Why were Anglo settlers less eager to settle Nuevo México at first?
there were fierce tribes such as the Comanche and Apache that lived on the land
the land was seen as mostly desert and not as desirable as the land in California and Texas
the land was too hard to get to
the land was controlled by Las Gorras Blancas
The arrival of what also brought Anglo settlers into New Mexico?
the railroad
factories
gold mines
cattle ranches
Spanish has been spoken in what is now California, New Mexico, Florida and Texas since the late 1500´s and early 1600´s.
True
False
How can understanding the history of Hispanics in the United States help our country be more united at this moment in our nation´s history?
