For the week of Feb. 15

 For the Week of February 15:

1. Read chapters 35 and 36 in SoTW.
2. Answer the questions.
3. Read No Summit Out of Sight chapters 16-18.
4. Write in your Mindfulness Journal pages ___ and ____ (You choose)

Questions:

Chapter 35

The Cry of Dolores

1. What part of America was “New Spain” in?
2. What did the French philosopher Voltaire write about?
3. What was Don Miguel’s job in the town of Dolores?
4. What had Fray Estrada said that almost got Don Miguel into trouble wit the Roman Catholic Church?
5. Were all men in New Spain treated equally?
6. How had Don Miguel helped the Indians of Dolores? List at least two actions.
7. What did the Spanish soldiers do to Don Miguel’s vineyard? What message were they sending him?
8. What was Don Miguel’s speech, “The Cry of Dolores,” about?
9. When Don Miguel became Captain-General Miguel Hidalgo of the New Spain Army, he led a mob towards Guanajuato. What did his mob do?
10. When Hidalgo and his soldiers reached Mexico City, what did Hidalgo decide to do
11. What happened when Hidalgo’s army retreated?What did the Spanish army have to do before they could execute Don Miguel?
12. What is September 16th?

The Republic of Mexico

1. After Don Miguel’s army failed to gain independence, what did Jose Maria Morelos Y Pavon do?
2. What was the group of army officers who claimed to be the true rulers of New Spain called?
3. What did the Spanish do to Morelos when they captured him?
4. Who was the third rebel leader in New Spain?
5. After fighting for Spain, Iturbide wanted to be honored with a special medal. Why did the Spanish refuse to give him this honor?
6. When Spain refused to honor him, Iturbide was angry. He started to write down some of his ideas, while continuing to serve in Spain’s army. What were some of his ideas—“The Three Guarantees”?
7. What other rebel leader fought with Iturbide?
8. Was Iturbide a good king?
9. After a brief period with Iturbide ruling as emperor, the Mexicans decided to change their type of government to what?
10. What general led the revolt against Iturbide?
11. After the republic was in place, how did Iturbide’s enemies trick him?

Chapter 36

The Work of the Abolitionists

1. What was the main goal of the abolitionists?
2. What religious group in England and insisted that slavery should be made illegal?
3. What had the Constitution of the United States said about slaves?
4. Why did northern delegates, who didn’t own slaves, agree to this?
5. Why did farmers in the south want to keep slavery legal?
6. Abolitionists in both England and the U.S. knew that something had to happen before slavery would become illegal. What had to happen?
7. What did William Wilberforce ask of the British Parliament?
8. What law was passed in England and in the U.S. during the years of 1807-1808?
9. What happened to British planners when slavery was outlawed?
10. When planters began to go bankrupt, where did England buy sugar, coffee, cotton, and tobacco?