Latin America practice MA

Why were Africans imported as slaves to North America?

• The flow of white settlers had decreased so severely that other workers needed to be found.

• Indentured servants were not fulfilling their contracts causing a shortage of labor.

• Importing slaves from Africa was far cheaper and made for a short-term solution to the labor problem.

• A shortage in the labor force, caused by diseases affecting the native populations, meant that colonists needed to find labor elsewhere.

African slavery impacted the growth of early America in which way?

• Early America became more wealthy and powerful as a result of African slave labor.

• Early America became less wealthy and powerful as a result of African slave labor.

• Early America became less diverse and tolerant of other cultures and traditions.

• Early America became more diverse and tolerant of other cultures and traditions.

The African slaves worked throughout Latin America. Which of the following was impacted by the extra labor?

• oil field work in Colombia

• agricultural work in Arizona

• the factories in Chile

• the gold and diamond mines in Brazil

There were multiple purposes for establishing Spanish Missions. Select TWO of them here

• To claim gold fields in the Central Valley

• To convert American Indians to Christianity

• To hunt animals and increase the fur trade

• To supply provisions for explorers who were seeking a land bridge between Asia and North America

• To spread the influence of the Roman Catholic Church

One of the lasting effects of the Cuban Revolution has been

• less political freedom for Cubans.

• less need for trade with other countries.

• more economic choices for the people.

• more leaders chosen by the people.

Which of the following DID NOT happen between Cuba and the United States?

• The United States eased trade restrictions on Cuba

• President Barack Obama became the first American President to visit Cuba in 88 years

• Each nation reopened its embassy in the other's capital

• President Fidel Castro visited the United States to meet with President Obama

Which of the following is a result of government corruption and collusion with cartels in Latin America?

• Unsuccessful efforts to inhibit drug trafficking

• A decrease in civilian casualties related to drug trafficking

• Decreased cocaine production in the Andean region

• A decrease in the amount of drugs being funneled into the United States

The mountain range located in Mexico is called the —

• Sierra Madre

• Andes

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

What desert stretches from the Andes to the Pacific Ocean and is known as the driest place on Earth?

• Amazon

• Sierra Madres

• Pampas

• Atacama

Which piece of water is located mostly in Brazil and is nearly 4000 miles long?

• Amazon River

• Nile

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande