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Texas Studies Weekly Grade 4 Week 11

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Article 1:

What three groups of people did Spain send to the territories of New Spain?

a)

explorers, Catholic missionaries, and soldiers

b)

explorers, soldiers, and farmers

c)

explorers, Catholic missionaries, and investors

d)

Catholic missionaries, conquistadors, and mapmakers

2.

Article 1:

By 1803, how many people lived in Texas?

a)

4,800

b)

1,800

c)

10,800

d)

28,000

3.

Article 1:

Which country invaded Spain and overthrew the Spanish king?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

4.

Article 2:

What is another name for the Mexican-born forces?

a)

criollos

b)

nacionales

c)

Mexicanos

d)

vaqueros

5.

Article 2:

What did Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla call upon the people of Dolores to do?

a)

to fight for their independence

b)

to work together to save the crops

c)

to build a canal to help increase trade in their town

d)

to share their goods with the people of the neighboring town.

6.

Article 2:

What government body officially declared Mexico's independence from Spanish rule?

a)

the Congress of Anahuac

b)

The Republic of Teotihuacan

c)

The British Parliament

d)

The French Monarchy

7.

Article 3:

What is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla often referred to as?

a)

The Father of Mexican Independence

b)

The Father of Mexico

c)

The Protector of Mexican Freedom

d)

El Tigre de las Llanuras

8.

Article 3:

What was the "Grito de Dolores"?

a)

a speech given by Hidalgo to rally the people of Dolores to fight for their Independence.

b)

a well in the middle of the town of Dolores considered to be a holy pilgrimage site

c)

a trade route that stretched between the city of Austin and the town of Dolores

d)

a special type of mineral found in abundance in the mines outside the town of Dolores.

9.

Article 3:

Why do the Mexican people celebrate Mexican Independence Day on September 15th and 16th?

a)

It honors the sacrifice of Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

b)

It celebrates the days that Mexico gained its independence.

c)

It is the anniversary of the final battle for Mexican independence.

d)

It is the anniversary of the first battle for Mexican Independence.

10.

Article 4:

Who was Moses Austin?

a)

a wealthy businessman in the early 1800s

b)

a British inventor

c)

a French explorer

d)

a soldier in the Mexican Revolution

11.

Article 4:

Why did Moses Austin head out of Texas?

a)

He had heard of the large amounts of land and resources available in Texas

b)

He wanted to explore untamed territories and experience a life of adventure.

c)

His family had already gone to Texas several years before and he wanted to join them.

d)

He was on the run from the law and hoped to find safety and freedom in the Wild West.

12.

Article 4:

What dream did Moses Austin give his life for?

a)

to establish a colony in Texas.

b)

to create a peace treaty with local American Indian tribes.

c)

to find the legendary Fountain of Youth

d)

to return to his homeland of Ireland.

13.

Article 5:

What was the constitution of the Mexican government modeled after?

a)

the Spanish Constitution of 1812

b)

the American Constitution

c)

the Constitution of the Republic of France

d)

the Constitution of the British Parliament

14.

Article 5:

What type of government was the Mexican Government set up as?

a)

a representative and federal republic

b)

a representative democracy

c)

a direct democracy

d)

a representative democratic republic

15.

Article 5:

Texas was once part of which state of Mexico?

a)

Coahulla

b)

Chihuahua

c)

Sonora

d)

Hidalgo