History of Central America

People of Mayan descent live in which countries of Central America?

• Costa Rica & Panama
• Nicaragua & Honduras
• Guatemala & Belize
• El Salvador & Nicaragua

Which European country colonized most of Central America?

• Britain
• Spain
• France
• Germany

Which people were enslaved (made to be slaves) on Spanish plantations?

• the Spanish
• wealthy landowners
• Africans & Indians
• the British

Which cash crop was grown on Spanish plantations?

• Maize
• Wheat
• Rice
• Sugarcane

The United Fruit Company, which controlled banana production in Central America, was from which country?

• France
• United States
• Britain
• Mexico

Which word means a man made waterway that cuts through land?

• canal
• lock
• isthmus
• archipelago

Which group was NOT involved in building the Panama Canal?

• Panamanians
• United States government
• Mexico's government
• France's government

Which word means a section of a canal where boats can be raised or lowered?

• lock
• isthmus

Which group of people controlled most Central American countries after the Spanish left?

• wealthy landowners
• Africans
• Indians
• Central American citizens

True or false? Malaria & Yellow Fever caused many workers to die during construction of the Panama Canal.

• True
• False