Unit 5 Test Review :)

“I will never allow my hands to be idle [still] nor my soul to rest until I have broken the chains laid upon us by Spain.” - Who might say this phrase?

• Portuguese Sailor
• King Henry XIV
• Latin American Nationalist
• Cuban Refugee

Which group of people were considered the highest social class in colonial Latin America?

• Mulattos
• Creoles
• Mestizos
• Peninsulares

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the American, French, & South American?

• These revolutions were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment.
• These revolutions led to new religions in their countries.
• These revolutions changed the government in their countries.
• These revolutions were violent.

The American and French Revolutions were alike in all of the following ways EXCEPT...

• They both were based on Enlightenment thought.
• They both involved representation in their respective legislatures.
• They both produced documents that defined similar natural rights.
• They both increased political power for women.

The Haitian Revolution was the only revolution of the period from 1750-1914 that was initiated and fought by ---------

• White Europeans
• Slaves
• Plantation Owners
• Peruvians

How was Simon Bolivar influenced by the American and French Revolutions?

• He fought in the French Revolution and returned to Mexico to lead a revolution himself.  
• He wrote a Declaration of Rights for countries in South America ruled by France. 
•  He observed the American Revolution’s successes and brought democracy to Cuba
• He adopted Enlightenment ideals and began revolutions against Spanish authority.

Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint l’Overture were important individuals in Latin American history because they were ---------------

• Leaders in the struggle for independence
• Conquerors of Pre-Columbian empires
• Active in converting Native Americans to Christianity
• Influential Enlightenment thinkers

Which of the following countries in Latin America had a “bloodless revolution” because they asked Dom Pedro, the king’s son, to rule and Portugal agreed to grant this colony its freedom?

• Brazil
• Columbia
• Peru
• Venezuela

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Revolution?

• Taxation without Representation
• Shay's Rebellion
• French & Indian War
• Ideas of the Enlightenment

All of the following are causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT ---

• inflation and a bad harvest
• taxation of the Third Estate
• special privileges for the nobility and wastefulness of the monarchy
• French deaths in WWI