SOCIAL STUDIES, JUNIOR HIGH QUIMESTRAL EXAM

The crisis in the Colony had its origin in some factors. The following description belong to:

The principles of freedom, separation of state powers, and popular sovereignty were the basis that inspired independence movements.

• Economic Factors

• Social Factors

• Ideological factors

• Political Factors

How do you order in ascendent form (from the lowest to the highest places) the social classes that were presented in the Colony?

1.       Mestizos

2.       Creoles

3.       Indigenous, Afro-descendants

4.       Mulatos

5.       Spaniards

• 5, 3, 4, 1, 2

• 5, 4, 2, 1, 3

• 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

• 3, 4, 1, 2, 5

Select the events that were part of the background of the Independence process of Ecuador.

1.       Rebellion of the encomenderos

2.       Arrest of Diego Cristóbal Túpac Amaru

3.       The revolution of the Alcabalas and Estancos

4.       Decline of the Spanish Empire

5.       Francisco de Miranda received support from Empress Catherine of Russia.

6.       The indigenous people's riots against the crown

• 1, 3, 4, 6

• 2, 3, 5

• 3, 4, 5

• 1, 3, 4, 6

Choose the correct option that contain the words that completed the statement

In the night of _________________, a group of intellectuals, doctors, marquises and creoles plotted

in Quito, in the house of_________________; It was here that the conspirators committed to

organizing a Supreme ____________________.

• September 9, 1809; Manuela Espejo; Supreme Rule Junta

• August 9, 1809; Manuela Cañizares; Supreme Government Junta

• August 2, 1810; Manuela Cañizares; Supreme Government Regime

• December 19, 1809; Manuela Sáenz; Ultimate Government Junta

Choose only the main characters of Pichincha’s Battle.

1.         Abdón Calderón

2.         Antonio José de Sucre

3.         José de San Martín

4.         Nicolasa Jurado

5.         José de la Serna

6.         Inés Jiménez

• 1, 3, 4, 5

• 2, 3, 5

• 1, 2, 4, 6

• 3, 5, 6

Order chronologically (start from the oldest to the most recent) the following events that were part of Independence process of Ecuador.

1.       First Cry of Independence

2.       Rebellion of the encomenderos

3.       The revolution of the Estancos

4.       Massacre of the Patriots

5.       The revolution of the Alcabalas

• 2, 5, 3, 1, 4

• 3, 5, 3, 4, 1

• 2, 5, 1, 3, 4

• 1, 3, 5, 4, 2

Choose the correct option that contain the words that completed the statement

Republic of Colombia was proclaimed as a single independent nation by ___________________

In______________________.

• The Congress of Boyacá, January 1809

• The Congress of Granada, October 1839

• The Congress of Cucuta, September 1829

• The Congress of Angostura, December 1819

Read the following statement and decide what category belong to

Once the war was over, regionalist sentiments were expressed more forcefully, especially in Venezuela, which staged a first revolt in 1826.

• Cause of the Foundation of the Gran Colombia

• Consequence of the dissolution of the Gran Colombia

• Cause of the dissolution of the Gran Colombia

•   Characteristic of the Gran Colombia

Identify what event does the statement refers to

______________________marked a period of development in the latter half of the 18th century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones.

• Agrarian Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Imperialism

• Capitalism

Choose what were the main social classes in Europe during the 18^th and 19^th Century.

1.       Nobility

2.       Workers

3.       Vassals

4.       Bourgeoise

5.       Peasants

• 1, 3, 5

• 2, 4

• 2, 3, 5

• 1, 4