WESTERN CIV: Latin American Indep M-ments (I - thru Revolutions)

Latin America can best be described as:

• All the land in the southern hemisphere that is south of the USA

• All the land in the Americas that is south of North America

• All the land in the Americas that is north of South America

• All the land of the Americas that is south of the USA

The French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars served as inspiration, a revolution, & opportunity for Latin American revolutionaries.

• True

• False

Before the Latin American revolutions, they were the foreigners who ran the Latin American colonies for Europeans.

• Mestizos

• Peninsulares

• Affranchis

• Creoles

The peninsulares were from the Iberian Peninsula.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• Haiti was the first Latin American place to win independence from Europe.

• L'Ouverture and Dessalines led Haiti in their fight for independence.

• The Haitian revolution led to the Louisiana Purchase by the USA.

• All the other answers are false.

Both Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin had fought for Spain against Napoleon before fighting against Spain.

• True

• False

In what Spanish colony did Bolivar and San Martin meet and briefly work together to liberate from Spanish control?

• New Granada

• La Plata

• New Spain

• Peru

Which of the following nations today would NOT have been part of Bolivar's "Gran Colombia"?

• Ecuador

• Panama

• Peru

• Venezuela

Bolivia was named for Bolivar and its capital was named for one of his best generals.

• True

• False

Which represents an accurate list of the home countries of Bolivar, San Martin, and O'Higgins, respectively (in order)?

• Colombia, Argentina, Peru

• Venezuela, Peru, Chile

• Venezuela, Argentina, Chile

• Peru, Argentina, Chile