Latin America Revolutions

Before independence, Haiti was a colony of _____.

• Great Britain
• France
• The United States
• Belgium

Who assumed control of the slave rebellion in 1794?

• St. Domingue
• Vincent Oge
• Toussaint L'Overture
• Thomas Jefferson

What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?

• race
• wealth
• politics
• religion

Simón Bolívar, José de San Martin, and Toussaint l’Ouverture are best known as

• scientists who supported the heliocentric theory
• leaders of Latin American independence movements
• early Spanish explorers of the New World
• communist leaders of the 19th centuryListen

Revolutions in Latin America were influenced by

• the American and French Revolution
• the Civil War in Spain
• the Crusades
• the Renaissance. 

What was Simon Bolivar's dream?

• To free Haitian slaves
• to unite South America into one nation named GranColombia
• to give Mexico its independence
• to unite Latin America into one nation named GranColombia

Which group dominated Latin American social and political life in the early 1800s?

• creoles
• peninuslares
• mestizos
• mulattoes

Who was José de San Martín?

• the man who gained independence for Chile
• a cruel slave holder
• an influencial newspaper editor
• the leader of Argentina

What is the name for the wealthy, Spanish born citizens?

• Creoles
• Mestizos
• Peninsulares
• Mulattos

People who are mixed with European and Indian descent

• Penisulares
• Creoles
• Mestizos
• Mulattos