Latin American Revolutions

After a coup d’etat in Spain overthrew the government, Augustin de Iturbide proclaimed

• Mexico’s independence and made himself emperor.

• Haiti’s independence and made himself emperor.

• Argentina’s independence and made himself emperor.

• Brazil’s independence and made himself emperor.

The Latin American revolutions from 1804 to 1821 were

• unsuccessful and left strong conservative governments in place.

• unsuccessful and left strong liberal governments in place.

• successful and had similar styles of government in the various countries.

• successful and had different styles of government in the various countries.

The pie chart shows that the population of enslaved people in Saint Dominique was

• smaller than the number of free whites and non-whites combined.

• larger than the number of free whites and non-whites combined.

• larger than the number of free whites but smaller than the number of free non-whites.

• smaller than the number of free whites but larger than the number of free non-whites.

What is the name of this man, who led the 1791 revolt in Haiti?

• Simón Bolívar

• Toussaint L’Ouverture

• Miguel Hidalgo

• P.J. Laborie

The term criollos refers to the people of Latin America who were

• of mixed European and Indian ancestry.

• of mixed European and African ancestry.

• Spaniards born in Latin America

• Spaniards born in Spain.

When Napoleon seized the Spanish throne and replaced it with a French king, criollos in Latin America

• believed Napoleon would make things better.

• believed the people should take control.

• supported the new French king.

• supported reinstating the Spanish king.

Brazil’s road to independence was different from that of its Latin American neighbors in that

• the battles with Portugal were much bloodier.

• Brazil sought independence from France and Portugal.

• criollos signed a petition and asked the king’s son, Don Pedro, to rule.

• criollos killed the Portuguese king and appointed Don Pedro in his place.

Who sparked the independence movement in Mexico?

• peninsulares and mestizos

• criollos and peninsulares

• criollos and American Indians

• mestizos and American Indians

The man in the picture, Padre Miguel Hidalgo, is noted for

• stopping the rebellion in a town called Dolores.

• beginning the Mexican independence movement.

• defeating the Spanish colonial government.

• collaborating with criollos and peninsulares.

Augustin de Iturbide was able to declare independence from Spain while also proclaiming himself emperor in part because

• he came from a family of peninsulares.

• he had started the independence movement.

• that was the type of government the Spanish colonists were used to.

• he deserved the title after his leadership in the battle for independence.