Latin America Review

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What year did Christopher Columbus arrive in The New World?

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1492

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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Transfer of plants, animals, enslaved people, technology and diseases between the Americas, Europe and Africa. It was a massive global trading system that drastically impact society.

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Who was Hernan Cortes?

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A Spanish Conquistador that caused the downfall of the Aztecs.

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What was the Haitian Revolution?

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Saint Domingue (Haiti) was a French colony facing steep tariffs and no political voice in French government. Led by former slave Toussaint Louverture and after 12 years of war, would gain independence.

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True or False: Hernan Cortes relied on Indigenous lords to help rebuild Tenochtitlan.

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True

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Who were the Mestizos?

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Born of Spanish and Indigenous heritage. Limited rights.

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What are the Bourbon Reforms?

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Policy changes to stabilize Spain's economy and political system in the 1700s. Main focus were: regain control on transatlantic trade, curb Church's power and establish tighter control on Spain's government.

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What was the "official" narrative of the conquest of Tenochtitlan?

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Hernan Cortes and his 500 men easily conquered the Aztecs

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True or False: The Spanish Constitution of 1812 provided more power to the monarch.

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False

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Name the group that resisted French rule in Spain and were loyal to the Crown.

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Junta