Latin American Independence

Brazil was a colony of which European country?

• Spain

• Italy

• France

• Portugal

Simon Bolivar was called the ______________________ of Latin America?

• Frederick Douglass

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

Who had the most power in European controlled Latin America?

• Peninsulares

• Creoles

• mestizos

• mulattos

What does "mestizo" mean?

• A type of corn

• A large community of people

• A fiesta

• A person of both Spanish and indigenous heritage

What does "mulatto" mean?

• A giant coffee drink

• A type of animal

• A person of both Spanish and African heritage

• A time of day

What is an "aristocrat?"

• a person who drives a coach, a type of four-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse

• a person who has the training or authority to carry out certain religious ceremonies or rituals

• a ruler who has total control over the country

• a person of the upper or noble class whose status is usually inherited

The 1st emperor of Brazil was...

• King John

• King Pedro

• King James

• King Joao

Which of these countries was NOT a part of the United Provinces of Central America

• El Salvador

• Nicaragua

• Argentina

• Honduras

This was the top level of Spanish American colonial society.

• Creoles

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

• Mulattoes

Who was the revolutionary who, along with Simon Bolivar worked to liberate Argentina?

• Father Hidalgo

• Jose de San Martin

• Prince Metternich

• Agustin de Iturbide