Worksheets4-SS-Unit 4 Latin American Revolutions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the leader of the revolution in Haiti ?
a)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
b)
Father Hidalgo
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Francisco Miranda
2.
What nation did the colony of Saint Domingue belong to?
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
3.
Who lived on Hispaniola in the late 1700s?
a)
a small population of colonists from Italy
b)
a small population of English soldiers
c)
a large population of slaves
d)
a large population of explorers
4.
What was Saint Domingue?
a)
Spanish settlement in South America
b)
a French colony on Hispaniola
c)
an English port city in Canada
d)
a French town near Waterloo
5.
One country in Europe ruled most of South and Central America in 1806. What country was it?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
England
6.
How did Spain maintain tight control over its colonies ?
a)
To hold any office you had to be born in Spain.
b)
Colonists had no say in the government.
c)
Spain made all the laws for the colonists.
d)
All of these.
7.
Who was the leader of the revolution in Venezuela?
a)
Francisco Miranda
b)
Father Hidalgo
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Simon Bolivar
8.
Francisco Miranda put an advertisement in a New York paper looking for volunteers to help him fight for independence in Venezuela.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Who led the push for independence in Mexico?
a)
Francisco Miranda
b)
Father Hidalgo
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
10.
What happens in Mexico every year on Mexican Independence Day?
a)
People reenact the winning battle in Mexico's war for independence.
b)
People celebrate the contributions of the Aztecs and the Maya.
c)
Hidalgo's capture by Spanish troops is reenacted.
d)
Hidalgo's Cry of Dolores speech is read.
11.
What did Miguel Hidalgo do in the town of Dolores?
a)
defeated a Spanish force of 20,000 men
defeated a Spanish force of 20,000 men
b)
lost a major battle in the fight for Mexican independence
c)
gave a speech urging his people to rebel against Spain
d)
gave a speech telling Indians to demand higher wages
12.
What happened to Father Hidalgo?
a)
He went back to Spain.
b)
He escaped to Haiti.
c)
He was captured and put to death.
13.
Who liberated much of South America from Spanish rule?
a)
Francisco Miranda
b)
Father Hidalgo
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
14.
What South American country is named for Simon Bolivar?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Peru
c)
Ecuador
d)
Bolivia
15.
Why is Simon Bolivar known as "the liberator"?
a)
because he freed so many parts of South America from Spanish rule
b)
because he freed the slaves in Haiti
c)
because he freed the Aztecs in Mexico
d)
because he freed the slaves in the United States
16.
In what climate zone is most of Latin American ?
a)
temperate zone
b)
tropical zone
c)
polar zone
17.
The Amazon Rain Forest is the largest rain forest in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What country is NOT part of Latin America?
a)
Venezuela
b)
Peru
c)
Spain
d)
Mexico
19.
Which language is NOT a Latin American (romance) language?
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Portuguese
20.
The Andes Mountains, located in South America, are the longest mountain range in the world?
a)
True
b)
False
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