Chapter 7 lesson 2

When did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?

• 1492

• 1821

• 1776

• 1300

The number of native people in the Caribbean dropped after the arrival of the Europeans because of disease , overwork, and starvation.

• True

• False

Haiti was the first area in the Caribbean to gain independence.

• Independence from France in 1804

• Independence from Spain in 1904

Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba following a revolution in 1959.

• True

• False

The Aztecs settle in central Mexico around 1300.

• True

• False

Corn, squash, chilies, and avocados are staple foods in Mexico and Central America

• True

• False

A revolution is a period of violent political and social change.

• True

• False

The Dominican Republic gained its independence from Spain in 1844.

• True

• False

Because of their small size and few resources, many Caribbean Islands depend n aid from the countries that used to govern them as colonies.

• True

• False

Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztecs in the early 1500s.

• False

• True