Latin American and Haitian Revolutions

What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?

• race/origin

• wealth

• politics

• religion

This nation was forced to pay an "independence debt" for its successful revolution.

• America

• Brazil

• Mexico

• Haiti

What was the most distinctive feature of the Haitian Revolution?  

• Its status as the only completely successful slave revolt in world history. 

• The success of different races at putting aside differences in the name of the revolution. 

• Its failure to influence the populations of other Caribbean islands.

•  Its relative lack of violence.

In the eighteenth century, the ______ in Latin America resented the peninsulares, who dominated Latin America and drained the region of its wealth.

• caudillos

• kaisers

• daimyo lords

• creole elites

The result of these revolutions were countries that were less democratic, more underdeveloped, and politically unstable than their neighbors.

• American

• French

• Latin American

Private and state land was redistributed to the people who the revolution was intended to benefit

• Haiti

• France

• Brazil

• Venezuela

The social order was preserved as a result of this revolution.

• France

• Haiti

• Latin America

Which of these situations was the direct result of the other three?

• Creoles and Mestizos became discontented with Spanish rule.

• The Napoleonic wars weakened Spain's power. 

• Revolutions occurred in North America and France.

• Nations of Latin America won independence. 

Which statement about the French and Latin American revolutions is accurate?

• People in both regions were fighting for freedom from England.

• Strong French monarchs led revolutions in Latin America. 

• Revolutions in both regions were based on the idea of natural rights.

• The French Revolution was modeled after revolutions in Latin America

Which Enlightenment idea is a reaction to the quote above?

• Governments should reflect the will of the people

• Governments should reflect monarchial rule

• Purpose of government is to redistribute the land to the people

• Purpose of government is to stay out of the affairs of private business