Chapter 4 lesson1

Question 1

What happened on September 16, 1810?

Answer 1

Father Miguel Hidalgo y costilla made the speech called “the cry of Dolores” or “el Griti de Dolores”

Question 2

What is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s speech called?

Answer 2

Cry of Dolores

Question 3

What did Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s speech ask the Mexicans to do?

Answer 3

help him fight against the spanish- fight for independance or freedom from spanish rule

Question 4

Why did Mexicans and Hidalgo want independence?

Answer 4

because they were treated badly by the Spanish and they did not like the Spanish Goverenment

Question 5

What is independence?

Answer 5

freedom

Question 6

WHo were criollos?

Answer 6

people born of Spanish parents in Mexico

People born in New Spain but had Spanish parents

Question 7

What did criollos want?

Answer 7

they wanted to be treated the same as people from Spain-

Question 8

Were criollos treated as equals in Mexico under spanish rule? How were they treated?

Answer 8

no they were treated badley-

example they were not given good jobs in the governement

Question 9

Who were mestizos?

Answer 9

people of European and Indian heritage

Question 10

How were mestizos treated?

Answer 10

even less fairly then the criollos

Question 11

How many years did Mexico fight spain?

Answer 11

11 years

Question 12

How did the mexico -spanish war effect how the Spanish looked after California?

Answer 12

Spain was too busy fighing in mexico- so they did not send supplies to soldiers in presidios in California

Question 13

Where did a battle take place in California during the Mexico spanish war? and what happened?

Answer 13

Took place in Monterey

The Capital at Monterey was burned down

Question 14

Did Mexico win independence?

Answer 14

YES

Question 15

After the war ended, who controlled Alta California?

Answer 15

Mexico

Question 16

Who was Pablo Vicente de Sola?

Answer 16

He was the Spanish govenor of Alta California

Question 17

Did the people in alta california accept Mexican rule?

Answer 17

YES

Question 18

There were new laws put in place in alta california How did trade change?

How did the new trade laws help california?

Answer 18

The new Law allowed other countries to with California

It helped California’s economy

Question 19

WHy did the NEW Mexican governement want to end the mission system in alta california?

Answer 19

1. Missions had become very powerful

2 missions reminded people of Spanish rule

Question 20

WHo was Jose Figueroa?

Answer 20

He was the Mexican govenor of California

Question 21

What was secularization?

Answer 21

End of church rule of the Missions

Question 22

What would happen to all the missions under Jose Figueroa’s plan under secularization ?

Answer 22

1. He wanted the missions to become pueblos and each mission church would become the pueblos church
2. and he wanted Indians to get 1/2 mission lands

Question 23

Did Jose Figuerroa think the Indians should get Mission land? Did the Indians get land?

Answer 23

YES

No the Indians got very little land

Question 24

How did Mexican leaders hope to help the Indians?

Answer 24

by getting land

Question 25

Who was Lorenzo Assara?

Answer 25

He was an Indian living at Mission Santa cruz he said Indians got old mares and not healthy horses

Question 26

What probelms did Indians have that kept land?

Answer 26

They lacked the tools and animals needed for farming

Question 27

WHy was it difficult for Indians to return to their old ways of life?

Answer 27

Because they had been born and raised in Missions new spanish ways of agriculture and it was difficult to go back to hunters and gathers

Question 28

In the end, what did the Indians do after the Missions were secularized?

Answer 28

had no choice but to work for the Californios and the new settlers

Question 29

Why did crillos, Indians, and mestizos want independence from spain?

Answer 29

To be free because they were treated poorly

Question 30

How did new laws change life in Calfornia?

Answer 30

they could trade with different countries and it improved the economy

Question 31

How did life change for mission Indians under Mexican rule?

Answer 31

they got little land and then worked for the Californio and the new settlers-

Question 32

How did Mexican independence affect life in Alta California?

Answer 32

because the Mexicans ruled alta california and laws changed, trading opened to other countries, secularization of Missions happend, and indians had to go work for new settlers and Californiios

Question 33

What was the location of the only battle fought in alta california during the mexican war for independence?

Answer 33

Monterey

Question 34

WHy do you think the new Mexican government wanted to trade with other countries

Answer 34

beause they had other products and goods and could gain wealth

Question 35

WHy did the Mexican governemtent close the missions and how did this affect california indians?

Answer 35

the missions reminded the Mexicans of Spanish rule and the Missions had become powerful- it affected the Indians because they had no where to live and had to go work for the new settlers and Californios