1. Why do you think Miguel Hidalgo rang the church bells to give his speech "El Grito de Dolores"?
a. He had had a previous conflict with the spaniards that night
b. He wanted to revolt against the spaniards to gain their lost land back and to give rights to the Natives from Mexico
c. He believed it was not fair how women were treated at that time

 

2. What was one of the major reasons of the spark cause?
a. Miguel Hidalgo wanting to regain stolen land from the Spaniards. 
b. Jose Morelos fighting for his freedom when he was captured.
c. Hidalgo being physically violated by the Spaniards.

 

3. What was one of the many causes to the revolution? 
a. Spaniards getting weakened by French revolution 
b. Famine caused by poor agriculture 

c. Unfriendly relations due to broken promises causing the Mexicans resentment against the spanish

 

4. All of these happened during the long term cause EXCEPT...
a. Mexicans exploit French Invasion in Spain to promote their movement
b. The Spanish fought the Mexicans claiming victory making it harder for mexicans to gain independence 
c. The 13 colonies in the United states became independent there for they believed they could do so as well

 

5. In the mural in the Acapulco Historical Mueseum, Jose Morelos is standing side to Miguel Hidalgo, Morelos is holding a paper which contains a phrase that is very powerfull and emphasizes what they were meaning to do. The words were "sentimientos de la nacion" what does this show?
a.It shows how they were fighting for what they believed in was right and had something to prove it with.
b. It shows that they wanted to give this letter to the Spaniards with all the things that they didn't like wishing that the spaniards would understand them
c. It shows that the Mexicans had very hard feelings towards the Spaniards and they wanted to express them by writing