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What was unique about the social hierarchy in Haiti before the revolution?

• Free people of color had equal rights to Europeans.

• The indigenous population was at the bottom of the hierarchy.

• The majority of the population was enslaved Africans.

• People of European descent were at the top of the hierarchy.

How did the Free African people of Haiti respond to the French Revolution?

• They massacred white slave owners

• They immediately freed slaves

• They started a civil war for equality

• They burned down plantations

How did the Haitian Revolution Begin?

• Slave revolt swept across the island.

• Napoleon invaded Spain and Portugal.

• Free blacks declared Haiti independent.

• French National Convention abolished slavery.

What social class was at the top of Latin American society before the Revolutions?

• Creoles

• Peninsulares

• Native Americans

• Mestizos and Mulattoes

What role did Napoleon play in the start of Latin American revolutions?

• He granted each of the colonies freedom after conquering Spain and Portugal.

• Invasion of Spain and Portugal created opportunity for revolution in the colonies.

• Napoleon's downfall led to people around the world searching for more power.

• Napoleon believed that all men were equal and this inspired revolutions around the world.

Which of the following was NOT included in the Haitian Constitution of 1801?

• Toussaint l'Overture was appointed governor for life.

• Elected Assembly could approve the governor's laws.

• Slavery was abolished

• Haiti was independent from France

Which of the following best describes the timeline of the Bolivarian revolutions in South America?

• They immediately won independence through revolutionary wars.

• Slavery was abolished and then reinstated during the revolutions.

• After multiple defeats, Bolivar successfully fought for the independence of four new nations.

• Popular revolutions around Latin America caused Napoleon to grant the colonies their freedom.

Why did Haiti struggle economically after gaining it's independence?

• The emergence of authoritarian leaders.

• It was the first republic led by former slaves.

• It gained independence during the French Revolution

• France forced Haiti to pay a 150 million independence debt

Why did Bolivar's vision of a united Gran Colombia fall apart shortly after independence?

• Bolivar was a very bad leader.

• Slaves were not freed in the region

• Regional loyalties and strong leaders called caudillos

• Spain returned to the region and reconquered the colony.

How did Brazil's independence show that very little changed during the Latin American Revolutions?

• Brazil became independent after massive slave revolts

• Brazil no longer needed slavery to produce cash crops

• The Catholic Church gave up control

• Creoles still had most of the power and slavery was not abolished