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Chapter 21 • Master

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What social group was the smallest in Latin America but held the most of the power and wealth?

a)

mulattos

b)

mestizos

c)

creoles

d)

peninsulares

2.

Who were the Spanish people were actually born in America but could not hold public office?

a)

mulattos

b)

mestizos

c)

creoles

d)

peninsulares

3.

Who were the people in Latin America that were mixed Native American and Spanish blood?

a)

mulattos

b)

mestizos

c)

creoles

d)

peninsulares

4.

Who were the people in Latin America that were mixed African and Spanish or Native American blood?

a)

mulattos

b)

mestizos

c)

creoles

d)

peninsulares

5.

Why did the peninsulares & creoles not give equal rights to the mestizos & mulattos?

a)

The mulattos & mestizos did not have a European education.

b)

The mulattos and mestizos were criminals born in Spain.

c)

The mulattos & mestizos both didn't have pure Spanish blood.

d)

The mulattos & mestizos were not Roman Catholic.

6.

What was different about the social class structure of France and Latin America?

a)

Latin America gave too much power and wealth to too few

b)

Latin America was based on the race & where people were born

c)

Latin America gave too little power & the wealthiest people

d)

Latin America was carefully balanced creating peace

7.

How were the Haitian, Mexican, and South American revolutions influenced by the Enlightenment?

a)

They wanted to support the theory of divine right of kings.

b)

They wanted to protect the class systems already in place.

c)

They wanted to base government ideas on religious beliefs.

d)

They wanted to gain equality and liberty in their nations.

8.

Who led the successful slave revolt on the island of Haiti in beginning in 1791 ending in 1804?

a)

Toussaint L’Overture

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

d)

Simon Bolivar

9.

What were creoles exposed to during their education in Europe?

a)

John Locke’s theories on social contract

b)

King Louis XIVs theories on unlimited government

c)

Rousseau’s theories on separation of power

d)

Montesquieu’s theories on general will

10.

Why were the creoles successful in leading the revolutions in South America?

a)

They held most of the land.

b)

They did not lead the revolutions.

c)

They were leaders in the army.

d)

They held most of the wealth.

11.

Whose ideas of a broken social contract did they use to justify rebellions against Spain?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

12.

How did Napoleon accidentally aid the creoles in their quest for independence in Latin America?

a)

Wars had weakened European powers

b)

John Locke traveled to Latin America to lead revolts

c)

Napoleon sent military aid to help colonies in South America

d)

Napoleon sank the Spanish fleet to aid the rebels

13.

Why was Hidalgo’s revolution in Mexico a failure while Iturbide’s against Spain successful?

a)

Hidalgo failed to gain the support of the mullatos.

b)

Hidalgo failed to gain the support of the peninsula's.

c)

Hidalgo failed to gain the support of the mestizos.

d)

Hidalgo retreated instead of attacking Mexico City.

14.

What area declared its independence from Mexico 2 years after Mexico gained its independence?

a)

Five nations in Europe

b)

Five nations in Central America

c)

Five nations in North America

d)

Five nations in South America

15.

What areas did San Martin lead to independence before joining forces with Bolivar?

a)

Mexico and Central America

b)

Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador

c)

Argentina and Chile

d)

Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico

16.

What areas did Bolivar lead to independence before joining forces with San Martin?

a)

Mexico and Central America

b)

Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador

c)

Argentina and Chile

d)

Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico

17.

Why did Bolivar’s dream of uniting South American into one country called Gran Colombia fail?

a)

the US refused to allow the continent to become one nation

b)

Spanish forces moved in and recaptured South America

c)

cultural differences led by nationalism split the continent

d)

Portuguese forces moved in and recaptured South America

18.

What was a main cause of the Haitian, Mexican, and South American Revolutions? [7-3.3]

a)

Europeans enforced unfair class systems.

b)

Europeans created new limited governments.

c)

Europeans gave land back to the native tribes.

d)

Europeans supported equality for all colonists.

19.

Why was the Haitian Revolution led by Touissaint Louverture so important? [7-3.3]

a)

It returned all power to the king of France.

b)

It allowed France to gain more foreign land.

c)

It gave freedom to all slaves in Latin America.

d)

It was the first Latin American colony to revolt.

20.

How were the Haitian, Mexican, and South American revolutions influenced by the spread of Nationalism? [7-3.3]

a)

They were all supporting absolute rule by the mother country.

b)

They were all working to maintain the existing class systems.

c)

They were all fighting for independence from colonial rule.

d)

They were all trying to build empires in Latin America.

21.

Why did Father Miguel Hidalgo lead the Mexican Revolution of 1810? [7-3.3]

a)

to free the country from Spanish colonial rule

b)

to settle border disputes with the United States

c)

to restore the Spanish monarchy to power

d)

to promote unification with the United States

22.

Who is often described as “the George Washington of South America”? [7-3.3]

a)

Father Hidalgo

b)

Toussaint L’Ouverture

c)

Napoleon

d)

Simon Bolivar