Latin American Independence Quiz

Between which years did most of Latin America gain independence from Spanish and Portuguese rule?

• Between 1800 and 1810

• Between 1808 and 1826

• Between 1810 and 1830

• Between 1820 and 1830

Which colonies remained under the control of the Iberian powers after the independence of most of Latin America?

• Mexico and Brazil

• Cuba and Puerto Rico

• Argentina and Chile

• Peru and Ecuador

What was the reaction of the Creoles to the Bourbon policies in the 18th century?

• They felt it was a fair adjustment to their wealth and status.

• They were indifferent to the Bourbon policies.

• They felt Bourbon policy to be an unfair attack on their wealth, political power, and social status.

• They supported the Bourbon policies as it provided more political autonomy.

Which European Enlightenment thinkers were known to have influenced the Creole participants in conspiracies against Portugal and Spain?

• Voltaire, Descartes, and Kant

• Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau

• Nietzsche, Hegel, and Marx

• Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates

How did the leaders in Latin America view the European Enlightenment ideologies?

• They fully embraced them as the sole basis for independence.

• They selectively adapted the ideas that informed other revolutions.

• They rejected all European Enlightenment ideologies.

• They were unaware of European Enlightenment ideologies.

What event in 1795 contributed to the series of developments that led to Latin American independence?

• The Spanish crown's trade liberalization

• The alliance between Spain and France

• The British naval blockade

• The establishment of the Cortes in Cádiz

What was the immediate effect of the Spanish king granting passage through Spanish territory to Napoleon's forces in 1807?

• The invasion of Portugal

• The transfer of the Portuguese royal family to Brazil

• The establishment of a new liberal constitution in Spain

• The military force used by Ferdinand

What was the result of Napoleon turning on his Spanish allies in 1808?

• The Spanish crown entered into an alliance with France

• The Spanish political tradition centered on the monarch was disrupted

• The Cortes granted free trade to the Spanish American colonies

• The Creoles were granted autonomy

What did the Cortes in Cádiz refuse to grant to the Spanish American colonies?

• Equal representation

• Permanent free trade

• Economic self-determination

• Both A and B

What action did Ferdinand take in 1814 that affected the Spanish American colonies?

• He granted passage to Napoleon's forces

• He tried to reestablish Spanish imperial power in the Americas

• He liberalized colonial trade

• He transferred the Portuguese royal family to Brazil