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Mexican History 5th 2024

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To take things from a place by force, especially during war.

a)

pillaged

b)

fraternity

c)

banner

d)

pupil

2.

Effort made by many people to change the government or leader.

a)

rebellion

b)

grapevines

c)

tried

d)

square

3.

Group of people who have the same interests/jobs

a)

philosopher

b)

fraternity

c)

pupil

d)

slings

4.

Legal document that shows who owns a buildin gor piece of land.

a)

deed

b)

pillaged

c)

rebellion

d)

avantgarde

5.

Climbing plant on which grapesgrow.

a)

grapesvine

b)

slings

c)

mayor

d)

escorting

6.

Student.

a)

pupil

b)

guillotine

c)

tried

d)

slings

7.

Large strip of cloth with a design,picture or writing onit.

a)

banner

b)

pupil

c)

tried

d)

slings

8.

To examine or investigate judicially.

a)

banner

b)

pupil

c)

tried

d)

slings

9.

Person who studies ideas about knowledge,truth,nature,etc.

a)

avantgarde

b)

philosopher

c)

pillaged

d)

rebellion

10.

To give protection or guidance.

a)

escorting

b)

guillotine

c)

deed

d)

mayor

11.


Machine with a heavy blade used in the past to cut off the heads of

people.

a)

escorting

b)

guillotine

c)

deed

d)

mayor

12.


Official who is elected to be the head of the government city or town.

a)

escorting

b)

guillotine

c)

deed

d)

mayor

13.

An open place or area formed at the meeting of two or more streets.

a)

deed

b)

square

c)

rebellion

d)

pupil

14.

An instrument used for throwing stones.

a)

slings

b)

guillotine

c)

tried

d)

fraternity

15.

Group of people who develop new ideas in art, literature, etc.

a)

avantgarde

b)

slings

c)

pupil

d)

tried

16.

In the XVIII century, people started to trust more in...

a)

The authorities

b)

what wise people said in the past

c)

reason

d)

religion

17.

This period of time was called...

a)

The Age of Independences

b)

The Ice Age

c)

The Age of Philosopers

d)

The Age of Enlightenment

18.

_________________ were in favor of freedom and equality under the law for all men, and against the privileges of the kings, nobles, and church.

a)

Teachers

b)

Dictators

c)

Philosophers

d)

Spaniards

19.

Who was benefited by the economic growth of New Spain?

a)

indigenous people

b)

Spaniards and few criollos

c)

All New Spain

d)

Criollos and mestizos

20.

People born in New Spain that wanted to participate in political decisions, but they weren’t taken into account are known as...

a)

criollos

b)

mestizos

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Mulatos

21.

The conspiracy in which Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Ignacio Allende and Miguel Dominguez took part in, took place in the city of...

a)

Querétaro

b)

Michoacán

c)

Nuevo León

d)

Mexico City

22.

Who alerted the conspirators about the authorities?

a)

Ignacio Allende

b)

Juan Aldama

c)

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

23.

On what date did the Grito de Dolores happen?

a)

September 21, 1810

b)

October 16, 1810

c)

December 21, 1810

d)

September 16,1810

24.

What was the name of Miguel Hidalgo’s army?

a)

Independent

b)

Insurgent

c)

Hidalgo's Army

d)

Anarchist

25.

What was the name of Miguel Hidalgo’s army?

a)

Independent

b)

Insurgent

c)

Hidalgo's Army

d)

Anarchist

26.

What did Hidalgo's men use as weapons?

a)

Swords and canons

b)

Sticks, slings, knives and farming utensils

c)

Rocks, sticks and swords

d)

Sword, canons and slings

27.

What image was on Hidalgo's banner?

a)

Himself

b)

Our Lady of Guadalupe

c)

The Mexican Eagle

d)

The King of Spain

28.

In which state of Mexico can you find the Alhóndigas de Granaditas?

a)

Chihuahua

b)

Guanajuato

c)

Estado de México

d)

Guerrero

29.

Who took over after the death of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla?

a)

Juan Aldama

b)

José María Morelos

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Guadalupe Victoria

30.

Which were the first set of Mexican laws?

a)

Sentimientos de la Nación

b)

Congress of Anáhuac

c)

Constitution of 1815

d)

Constitution of Apatzingán

31.

A division of society based upon differences of wealth and occupation.

a)

castes

b)

despotically

c)

guarantee

d)

caudillo

32.

To secretly plan with someone to do something that is illegal.

a)

conspiring

b)

castes

c)

Conservatives

d)

incarcerated

33.

To put someone in prison.

a)

conspiring

b)

castes

c)

Conservatives

d)

incarcerated

34.

An assurance for the fulfilment of a condition.

a)

guarantee

b)

sovereignty

c)

tribute

d)

domains

35.

Something that you give or do to show respect for someone.

a)

guarantee

b)

sovereignty

c)

tribute

d)

domains

36.

A Spanish or Latin-American military dictator.

a)

caudillo

b)

sovereignty

c)

tribute

d)

domains

37.

To give information about a person, group, etc. to an enemy.

a)

betraying

b)

persecuted

c)

tribute

d)

expel

38.

To treat someone cruelly or unfairly because of race or religious or

political beliefs.

a)

persecuted

b)

castes

c)

caudillo

d)

Liberals

39.

Group of people that believe the government should be active in

supporting social and political change.

a)

Conservatives

b)

castes

c)

caudillo

d)

Liberals

40.

Autocratic, tyrannical.

a)

Conservatives

b)

castes

c)

despotically

d)

Liberals

41.

To make known to many people.

a)

promulgated

b)

castes

c)

despotically

d)

betraying

42.

The land that a ruler or government controls.

a)

domains

b)

castes

c)

tribute

d)

expel

43.

Unlimited power over a country.

a)

domains

b)

castes

c)

sovereignty

d)

expel

44.

To force someone to leave a place.

a)

domains

b)

castes

c)

sovereignty

d)

expel

45.

Group of people that believe in traditional practices of politics and

society.

a)

Conservatives

b)

castes

c)

sovereignty

d)

Liberals

46.

The Congress of Representatives of the entire Spanish empire took place in...

a)

Cadiz

b)

New Spain

c)

England

d)

France

47.

What demands did the representatives of the Courts have?

a)

Than both Spaniards and Spanish-Americans be treated equally

b)

That the castes must be suppressed

c)

To have more schools, roads and industries

d)

All of the above

48.

Who requested Guerrero to meet him to discuss their plans in order to obtain the independence of Mexico?

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Agustín de Iturbide

c)

Guadalupe Victoria

d)

José María Morelos

49.

American and Spanish congressman were divided into tow parties, whar were their names?

a)

Insurgents and Spaniards

b)

Peninsulares and Liberals

c)

Liberals and Conservatives

d)

Insurgents and Conservatives

50.

He became King of Spain in 1814

a)

Ferdinand II

b)

Francisco Javier Mina

c)

Ferdinand IV

d)

Agustin de Itrubide

51.

Spanish liberal who fought side by side with the insurgent army

a)

Francisco Javier Mina

b)

Melchor Ocampo

c)

José María Morelos

d)

Juan Escutia

52.

Why did the Spaniards and the rich criollos decide to support the fight for Independence?

a)

They werei nterested in improving thepeople's living condition.

b)

They agreed with the ideas of equality and popular sovereignty

c)

They would have more privileges

d)

They liked to obey the Constitution of Cádiz

53.

What is the name of the document that Guerrero and Iturbide signed making an alliance for achieving Mexico's independence?

a)

Constitution of Guerrero

b)

Constitution of 1821

c)

Plan de Iguala

d)

Constitution of Acatempan

54.

This was the place where the rich criollos and the Spaniards gathered to conspire in favor of independence.

a)

The Courts of Cadiz

b)

The Church of the Profesa

c)

New Spain

d)

Alhóndiga de Granaditas

55.

System of beliefs and laws by which a country is governed.

a)

constitution

b)

foreign

c)

equality

d)

penalty

56.

Coming from or belonging to a different place or country.

a)

constitution

b)

foreign

c)

equality

d)

penalty

57.

The quality or state of being equal.

a)

constitution

b)

foreign

c)

equality

d)

penalty

58.


Punishment for breaking a rule or law.

a)

constitution

b)

foreign

c)

equality

d)

penalty

59.

Criminals who steals.

a)

bandits

b)

resigned

c)

maritime

d)

exploit

60.

To give up a job or position in a formal or official way.

a)

bandits

b)

resigned

c)

maritime

d)

exploit

61.

Doing business bye sea, such as trading.

a)

bandits

b)

resigned

c)

maritime

d)

exploit

62.

To get value or use from something.

a)

exploit

b)

zeaously

c)

acknowldege

d)

republic

63.


Feeling or showing strong support for a person, cause, etc.

a)

exploit

b)

zeaously

c)

acknowldege

d)

republic

64.


To say that you accept or do not deny the truth.

a)

exploit

b)

zeaously

c)

acknowldege

d)

republic

65.

Country that is governed by elected representatives rather than by a king

or a queen.

a)

republic

b)

federal

c)

surrender

d)

affairs

66.

Form of government in which power is shared between a central

government and individual states.

a)

republic

b)

federal

c)

surrender

d)

affairs

67.

To agree to stop fighting because you know you will not win or succeed.

a)

republic

b)

federal

c)

surrender

d)

affairs

68.

Work or activities done for a purpose.

a)

republic

b)

federal

c)

surrender

d)

affairs

69.

betray or helping your country’s enemies during war.

a)

republic

b)

treason

c)

surrender

d)

affairs

70.

Who signed the Treaties of Cordóba?

a)

Iturbide

b)

O'Donojú

c)

Guerrero

d)

Victoria

71.

The Spaniards who refused to leave Mexico and recognize its independence were occupying _____________.

a)

Jalapa, Oaxaca

b)

Fort of San de Ulúa

c)

Alhóndiga de Granaditas

d)

Cerro de la Silla

72.

What reinforced Iturbide`s ambition to be an emperor?

a)

The agreement betweenc onservatives and liberals

b)

The signature of the Treaty of Cordoba

c)

Spain’s rejection of sending a prince

d)

The explosion of New Spain’s riches by European countries

73.

Iturbides’ empire lasted...

a)

11 months

b)

1 year

c)

30 weeks

d)

7 months

74.

Who proclaimed the Plan of Casa Mata in agreement with Santa Anna?

a)

Mariano Michelena

b)

Guadalupe Victoria

c)

Vicente Guerrero

d)

Nicolás Bravo

75.

Who became the first elected president of Mexico?

a)

Agustín de Iturbide

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Vicente Guerrero

d)

Guadalupe Victoria

76.

When was the Constitution of 1824 promulgated?

a)

October 31, 1824

b)

October 4, 1824

c)

March 21, 1823

d)

September 27, 1983

77.

The Congress decided that Mexico was going to be a...

a)

Monarchy

b)

Federal Republic

c)

Central Republic

d)

Empire

78.

What was the name that the Congress established for the federal republic?

a)

It stayed the same

b)

Mexican Republic

c)

Estados Unidos Mexicanos

d)

Federal Mexican Republic

79.

How are the powers divided in a federal republic?

a)

Executive Power, Legislative Power, Judicial Power

b)

Government power, police power, people power

c)

President, Congress and the People

d)

Nation, States and Capitals

80.

What were the desires of the Reformist Party?

a)

Privileges for the army and the clergy

b)

Central Republican Government

c)

Texas to be an independent nation

d)

Equality under the laws for all Mexicans

81.

What did the Conservative Party want to achieve?

a)

Privileges for the army and the clergy

b)

Central Republican Government

c)

Texas to be an independent nation

d)

Equality under the laws for all Mexicans

82.

What did the constitution of “The Seven Laws” establish?

a)

A Central Republican Government

b)

The Independence of Texas

c)

Equality undert he law for all Mexicans

d)

A Federal Republic Government

83.

Who settled in Texas and wanted to become independent?

a)

Spaniards

b)

Criollos

c)

Mexicans

d)

North Americans

84.

How did Texas convince Santa Anna to recognize Texas as an independent nation?

a)

Texans and Santa Anna made a peaceful agreement

b)

Texans took Santa Anna prisoner

c)

French armies helped theTexans

d)

Santa Anna wanted Texas to be independent

85.

Why did the War of Cakes begin?

a)

Mexico didn't have enough money to pay the debts

b)

France demanded Mexico to pay an exaggerated high debt

c)

France was claiming payments of damages suffered by French citizens

d)

All of the above

86.

What was the original border between Texas and Mexico, and which was the final border?

a)

Río Bravo and Santa Catarina's River

b)

Nueces River and Nile River

c)

Nueves River and Río Bravo

d)

Río Bravo and Nueces River

87.

Why was it easy for Unites States of America to win the war against Mexico?

a)
  1. Mexico didn’t have a good army, we were still divided and also fighting France

b)
  1. French army helped the American army

c)
  1. Mexico actually won

88.

When were the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec fought?

a)

Between February 8 and 13,1847

b)

Between September 20 and 24, 1835

c)

Between May 5 and 10,1838

d)

Between September 8 and 13, 1847

89.

Which states did we lose in the signing of The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Chihuahua, NewMexico, Coahuila and a part of NuevoLeón

b)

Texas, Sonora, BajaCalifornia and a part of Coahuila

c)

New Mexico, California, Texas, and a part of Tamaulipas

d)

Chihuahua ,BajaCalifornia, Sonora and a part of Durango

90.

How much money did Mexico receive in payment for the lost territories?

a)

50 million pesos

b)

15 million pesos

c)

15 million dollars

d)

50 million dollars