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Mexican Independence Day

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  • What did Miguel Hidalgo yell as he ran the church bell?
    Death to bad government
  • What does a Viceroy do?
    Make rules for the king
  • What happens at 11:00pm each Independence Day?
    The grito, the cry for independence
  • In what year did Mexico's war for independence end?
    1821
  • Briefly describe the decorations used for Mexican Independence Day
    flags, balloons, sombreros, rehiletes
  • The ___________ of Mexico leads the "Grito" ceremony.
    President
  • What is the "Grito de Dolores"?
    Father Hidalgo's call for independence
  • What people used to wear
    men: charros women: China poblanas and anything green and white
  • Who rang the bell of his church to call everyone to fight for liberty?
    Father Hidalgo
  • How long was Mexico's war for independence?
    11 years
  • In what year did Mexico's war for independence start?
    1810
  • What day is Mexico's Independence celebrated on?
    September 16th
  • True or False: Hidalgo won the war?
    False
  • What happened to Hidalgo?
    He was found and killed
  • Who did Mexico fight during their independence?
    Spain
  • Classes of colonial society in Mexico?
    peninsulares, crillos, mestizos, indios, and negros
  • Father Hidalgo was:
    a Mexican Catholic Priest
  • Where does the president of Mexico ring the bell?
    Zócalo
  • Mexico wanted its independence from:
    Spain
  • What was Mexico called during Spanish rule?
    New Spain
  • The re-enactment of the "Grito" takes place the night before at:
    11 PM
  • Why did the Mexican people want to be free from Spain's rule?
    The Spanish people made the native Mexicans work for them instead of letting them live as free people
  • Who is considered the father of Mexican independence?
    Father Hidalgo
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