Mexican War of Independence - Quiz
A) A naval blockade by British forces B) A successful military coup against Ferdinand VII C) A massive protest in Madrid D) The death of the Spanish monarch
A) The Royalist Charter of 1808 B) The liberal Spanish Constitution of 1812 C) The Treaty of Cordoba D) The Plan of Iguala
A) As a reason to immediately surrender to the insurgents B) As a threat to the status quo and a catalyst for creole control C) As an opportunity to restore absolute monarchy D) As a complete victory for the peasant insurgency
A) The soldiers were paid in foreign currency B) The royalist treasury was stolen by pirates C) The Spanish King withdrew his financial backing D) Town councils refused to raise taxes to support them
A) To prevent creole elites from excluding insurgents from independence B) Because the Spanish government offered him a pardon C) Because he wanted to become the new king D) Because he ran out of gunpowder and supplies
A) Its requirement that the king be exiled B) Its high taxation of the Catholic Church C) Its removal of all military leaders D) Its exclusion of Afro-Mexicans from citizenship
A) Mexico City, March 15, 1821 B) Oaxaca, January 1, 1821 C) Iguala, February 24, 1821 D) Veracruz, December 25, 1820
A) Equality for all inhabitants B) The immediate abolition of the monarchy C) Independence from Spain D) The Roman Catholic Church as the established religion
A) Only European whites can hold government office B) Afro-Mexicans must serve in the military to gain rights C) Indians are excluded from holding public office D) All inhabitants are citizens regardless of their racial background
A) The Royalist Coalition Army B) The Army of the Three Guarantees C) The Independence Militia D) The Southern Liberation Force
A) Purple, yellow, and black B) Red, white, and blue C) Blue, white, and gold D) Green, white, and red
A) Gordiano Guzmán B) Juan Rodriguez C) Iturbide D) Ferdinand VII
A) They felt the plan protected the privileges of the elites B) They were prohibited from joining due to their race C) They wanted to remain loyal to the Spanish King D) They preferred to leave Mexico for another country
A) According to their merits and virtues B) The protection of the elite C) Liberty and justice for all D) Equality of the citizens
A) They were required to reapply for their jobs B) They were allowed to retain their same positions C) They were forced into exile D) They were demoted to lower ranks
A) Pedro de Garibay B) Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont C) Francisco Javier Venegas D) José de Iturrigaray
A) The royal military leadership B) The city council (ayuntamiento) C) The High Court (Audiencia) D) The merchant guild (consulado)
A) Pedro de Garibay B) Gabriel de Yermo C) Ignacio Allende D) Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
A) Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont B) Gabriel de Yermo C) Pedro de Garibay D) Francisco Javier Venegas
A) Ignacio Allende B) José María Morelos C) Félix María Calleja del Rey D) Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
A) Mexico City B) Guanajuato C) Dolores D) Querétaro
A) The Virgin of Guadalupe B) Ana Iraeta de Mier C) Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez D) Josefa Quintana
A) Guanajuato B) Mexico City C) Guadalajara D) Dolores
A) Ferdinand VII B) Charles III C) Louis XVI D) Napoleon Bonaparte
A) 1783 B) 1776 C) 1804 D) 1789
A) Indigenous leaders B) American-born elites C) Peninsular-born officials D) Foreign diplomats
A) Augustinians B) Dominicans C) Franciscans D) Jesuits
A) The Haitian revolutionary council B) Corporate entities C) The French sugar companies D) The Anglo-American congress
A) 1790s B) 1780s C) 1760s D) 1808
A) Indigenous textile manufacturing B) The Catholic Church C) Sugar production D) Silver mining
A) Criollo land owners B) Peninsular-born mine owners C) French colonial aristocrats D) Haitian revolutionary leaders
A) 16 September 1810 B) 28 September 1810 C) 27 September 1810 D) 16 September 1821
A) Juan O'Donojú B) Joseph Bonaparte C) Agustín de Iturbide D) Ferdinand VII
A) Vicente Guerrero B) Ferdinand VII C) Agustín de Iturbide D) Juan O'Donojú
A) 1829 B) 1821 C) 1836 D) 1823
A) An autocratic military dictatorship B) A Spanish colony C) A royalist monarchy D) A federal republic
A) Afro-Mexicans B) Peninsulares C) American Indians D) Criollos
A) 1836 B) 1824 C) 1821 D) 1812
A) Diplomatic negotiation B) Guerrilla warfare C) Total war D) Naval warfare
A) Agustín de Iturbide B) Juan O'Donojú C) Isidro Barradas D) Charles IV
A) 1542 B) 1692 C) 1642 D) 1624
A) Diego Carrillo B) William Lamport C) Cristóbal de Villalpando D) Hernán Cortés
A) Elite Creoles B) Plebeians C) The Inquisition D) Encomenderos
A) The New Laws B) The removal of a viceroy C) The execution of William Lamport D) A hike in maize prices
A) 1799 B) 1692 C) 1810 D) 1624
A) African Mexicans B) Creoles C) Indigenous groups D) Peninsulares
A) Modern Catholicism B) Traditional Catholicism C) Mexican Catholicism D) Indigenous Catholicism
A) The requirement to practice Modern Catholicism B) The abolition of Cofradias C) Prohibitions on Lay preachers D) The banning of the Spanish language
A) Through separate indigenous courts B) Through petitions to the French government C) By ignoring all colonial laws D) Through armed revolution
A) Replace the monarchy with a democracy B) Move up the social ladder C) Lower the status of the Peninsulares to peasants D) Eliminate the social ladder entirely
A) 1808 B) 1810 C) 1776 D) 1821
A) The Congress of Anáhuac B) Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence C) Elementos constitucionales D) Sentiments of the Nation
A) 72 days B) 50 days C) 30 days D) 100 days
A) March 26 B) November 6 C) December 12 D) January 1
A) Saltillo B) Guanajuato C) Zacatecas D) Acapulco
A) Agustín de Iturbide B) Guadalupe Victoria C) Francisco Javier Mina D) Vicente Guerrero
A) 1815 B) 1817 C) 1820 D) 1816
A) Puebla B) Valladolid C) Tixla D) Rio Santander |
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