Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

A person who often ruled Latin American country as a dictator:

• president

• caudillo

• conquistador

• soldier

Mexico was first inhabited by:

• Mayan

• Aztec

• Native groups

• Spanish

They had complex social and religious systems and were skilled farmers:

• Mayan

• Native groups

• Aztec

• conquistadors

They ruled the Mexico region after the Mayan civilization:

• Spanish

• British

• European

• Aztec

He led a small force of Spanish conquerors to the Aztec region in 1520:

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Hernán Cortes

• Fidel Castro

• Toussaint-Louverture

He led a rebellion against the Spanish; he was captured and executed:

• Miguel Hidalgo

• Hernán Cortes

• Fidel Castro

• Toussaint-Louverture

By 1821 _____________ had gained its independence, but throughout the 1800s the country experienced continued political conflict, and its people remained poor:

• Costa Rica

• Honduras

• Panama

• Mexico

____________ was the first area to gain independence in the Caribbean:

• Dominican Republic

• Cuba

• Haiti

• Puerto Rico

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas:

• peninsula

• landforms

• isthmus

• magma

In 1823 the territories of Central America united and formed one nation. By 1840 that nation separated into ______ independent countries:

• six

• four

• two

• five