What did the French philosopher Voltaire write about?

The equality of all men and their right to rule themselves

What had Fray Estrada said that almost got Don Miguel into trouble with the Roman Catholic Church?

Don Miguel taught strange, untrue beliefs instead of true Catholic doctrine

Don Miguel refused to baptize infants

Don Miguel didn't attend church regularly

Were all men in New Spain treated equally?

No, they were not. Peninsulars born in Spain had much more power than the creoles and mestizos (half-Indians).

Only nobles were treated equally.

Yes, they were all treated equally.

Only indigenous people were treated equally.

How had Don Miguel helped the Indians of Dolores? List at least two actions.

He used his own land and money to teach them skills, built a factory for them to make pots and bricks, raised mulberry trees for silk, and taught them to make wine.

What did the Spanish soldiers do to Don Miguel's vineyard?

They slashed the vines and burned them.

They helped him cultivate the vineyard.

What was Don Miguel's speech- 'The Cry of Dolores' about?

The speech told the Indians and mestizos to act to gain their freedom.

The speech was about the importance of Spanish rule.

The speech was about the history of Dolores.

The speech was about the beauty of Dolores.

When Don Miguel became Captain-General Miguel Hidalgo of the New Spain Army, he led a mob towards Guanajuato.

The mob killed over five hundred men and women.

The mob helped rebuild the city.

When Hidalgo and his soldiers reached Mexico City, what did Hidalgo decide to do?

He declared himself the ruler of Mexico City.

He ordered his men to attack Mexico City.

What happened when Hidalgo's army retreated?

The Spanish army attacked his army, defeated it, and captured Hidalgo.

Hidalgo's army regrouped and launched a counterattack.

Hidalgo's army successfully escaped.

The Spanish army offered peace negotiations.

What did the Spanish army have to do before they could execute Don Miguel?

They had to have him "un-priested," or defrocked.

They had to publicly apologize to him.

They had to release him without consequences.

They had to promote him to a higher rank.

What is September 16th?

It is Mexico's Independence Day.

It is the anniversary of Dolores' founding.

It is a national holiday in Spain.

After Don Miguel's army failed to gain independence, what did Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon do?

He led a second revolt against Spain.

He became a diplomat for New Spain.

What did the Spanish do to Morelos when they captured him?

They pardoned him and allowed him to continue fighting.

They exiled him from New Spain.

Who was the third rebel leader in New Spain?

Agustin de Iturbide was the third rebel leader in Spain.

Why did the Spanish refuse to give Iturbide a special medal?

They refused because he was a creole and not a peninsulare.

They didn't think he deserved it.

He had already received too many medals.

He didn't meet the requirements for the medal.

What were some of Iturbide's ideas that he wrote down?

He believed New Spain should become an independent kingdom, with its own king. All of its people would be equal, and Roman Catholicism would be its official language.