History of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands

Put the groups in order of who ruled the area that is now Mexico from the earliest to the most recent.

• Mexicans

• Spanish

• Aztecs

• Mayans

Why are the Caribbean Islands more diverse than Mexico and Central America?

Put the groups in order of tried to create the Panama Canal from the earliest to the most recent.

• France

• United States

• Spain

What two Central American countries remained peaceful while others were involved in civil wars?

• Puerto Rico

• Belize

• Costa Rica

• Panam

Who became the leader of Cuba after a revolution in 1959?

• Che Guevara

• Fidel Castro

• Vicente Fox

• Manuel Noriega

Why did the king of Spain want to create the Panama Canal.

• faster trip for gold and silver

• faster trip to get to great beaches

• sailing advantage for race around the world

• military advantage over Portugese

The numbers of​ (a)   people of the Caribbean ​ (b)   after the arrival of ​ (c)   because of disease, overwork, and ​ (d)   .

• native
• dropped
• Europeans
• starvation
• Mexicans
• rose
• lack of sleep
• Africans

Describe the Columbian Exchange and give examples of items that were brought to the Americas and items that were brought to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Central America gained ​ (a)   soon after​ (b)   . They first united to form one​ (c)   , but by 1840 they had separated into ​ (d)   independent countries.

• independence
• Mexico.
• five
• two
• Guatemala
• treasures
• government
• company
• family

What are three factors that led the French to abandon the effort to build the Panama Canal in 1888?