Listening Activity

A new Independence leader: José María Morelos or what shall we do next?

	True	False
Javier Mina had been fighting against Guerrero and Guadalupe Victoria. Correct! That’s right! Javier Mina had been opposing the King’s measures. He even fought the Viceroy's government, but not the insurgents. Not really! The recording claims that Javier Mina had been opposing the King and when he arrived in Mexico, he fought the Viceroy.
Iturbide had been fighting Guerrero before he drafted “The Three Guarantees”. Correct! When he drafted “The Three Guarantees” in Iguala, he had been in combat against Vicente Guerrero. Iturbide had been fighting Guerrero, then they became allies and Iturbide wrote “The Three Guarantees”.
Morelos had been fighting through guerrilla groups. Correct! The recording mentions an army. Also, the recording states that Vicente Guerrero and Guadalupe Victoria were fighting through guerrilla groups, nor Morelos. The recording mentions an army, not guerrilla groups.
The French had occupied Spain before 1820. Correct! You heard that “Spain was facing the French occupation”. Sorry. Remember that “Spain was facing the French occupation”. This occurred before 1820.
All the leaders had been fighting as one. Correct! You heard that leaders were fighting in isolation, this is, each leader with his group. The recording clearly argues that the leaders had been fighting in isolation, not as one.
An official document had been signed before 1813. Correct! That’s right! There was no official document until that year when the Congress met. Not quite! The text mentions that no official document had been signed until the Congress met in that year.
The Independence Movement and Roman Catholicism united all parts. Correct! You read that” The goal of independence and the protection of Roman Catholicism brought together all factions.” Well done! Incorrect. A synonym of “unite” is to “bring together; a synonym of “parts” is “factions”. You heard that” The goal of independence and the protection of Roman Catholicism brought together all factions.”
When Morelos was executed, the Act of Declaration had already been signed Correct! Morelos died on December 1813, the Congress met in November in the same year. False. Morelos’s execution occurred after the Congress signed the “Solemn Act of the Declaration of Independence of Northern America”.
The Viceroy had also been combating the French. Right! The Viceroy was in New Spain resisting the insurgents. Not quite! The Viceroy had been resisting the insurgents in New Spain.
The Treaty of Córdoba had been signed before August 24, 1821. Correct! The Treaty was signed exactly that date, not before. Sorry. The Treaty was signed that date, not before.