Question

mexico fights to become independent from spain
→as you read each of the following events, identify the cause and effect of each.
circle the cause and
draw a box around the effect.
grito de dolores
father miguel hidalgo y costilla began a ten - year long fight for mexican independence from spain by issuing the grito de dolores. the 1810 “cry of dolores” was a declaration of war. hidalgos declaration included a call to indians and mestizos, persons of mixed indian and spanish ancestry, to fight with him for independence from spain. hidalgo and his followers left dolores and went on to free several cities. after fleeing to texas, hidalgo was captured, found guilty of treason and killed. jose maria morelos took up the cause, but he was captured in 1815 and also killed. the spanish, thinking the rebellion was over, pardoned everyone else involved. however, the rebellion continued in small groups.
gutierrez - magee expedition
mexico was in turmoil with skirmishes between royalists loyal to spain and rebels who wanted an independent mexican nation. one of the rebels, bernardo gutierrez de lara, traveled to washington, d.c., to get support from the united states in the fight against the spanish royalists. president james madison agreed to allow gutierrez to form a volunteer army if he could find anyone interested in joining. he found volunteers in louisiana, including lt. augustus w. magee, who later became co - leader of the expedition. the 1812 - 1813 expedition was successful because it captured nacogdoches and goliad from the spanish.

Explanation:

For the Grito de Dolores: The cause is Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's desire for Mexican independence from Spain and his call to Indians and mestizos to fight. The effect is the start of a ten - year long fight for independence, Hidalgo and followers freeing cities, Hidalgo's capture and execution, Morelos taking up the cause and his subsequent capture and execution, and the continued small - scale rebellion.
For the Gutierrez - Magee Expedition: The cause is Mexico's turmoil with skirmishes between royalists and rebels and Gutierrez's attempt to get US support. The effect is the formation of a volunteer army, the 1812 - 1813 expedition, and the capture of Nacogdoches and Goliad from the Spanish.

Answer:

For Grito de Dolores:
Cause: Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's desire for Mexican independence from Spain and call to Indians and mestizos to fight.
Effect: Start of ten - year fight for independence, Hidalgo and followers freeing cities, Hidalgo's capture and execution, Morelos taking up cause and his capture and execution, continued small - scale rebellion.
For Gutierrez - Magee Expedition:
Cause: Mexico's turmoil with skirmishes between royalists and rebels, Gutierrez seeking US support.
Effect: Formation of volunteer army, 1812 - 1813 expedition, capture of Nacogdoches and Goliad from Spanish.