WorksheetsLatin American Independence Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which country received its name in honor to Simon Bolivar?
Venezuela
Panama
Peru
Bolivia
Who were the first Europeans to colonize Latin America?
French Hugenots
English Puritans
Spanish Conquistadors
Dutch Merchants
The situation shown on this map was most influenced by the
French Revolution
German Unification
Balfour Declaration
Treaty of Versailles
The transfer of animals, plants and disease between the Old World and the New World is referred to as what?
The Columbian Exchange
Amerigo's Gift
Vespucci's Cross
The Castilian Switch
Latin American independence was inspired by revolutions in which two countries?
America & Germany
France & Sweden
Italy & Bulgaria
France & America
A person of mixed European and Native American descent is referred to as what?
Peninsulare
Criollo
Mestizo
Americano
What language is spoken by most of the people living in Latin America?
Spanish
French
English
German
Which of the following is the best example of a cash crop?
Coffee
Rice
Corn
Taro
True or false: Latin American independence significantly improved the quality of life for all people living there
True
False
What effect did Napoleon’s invasion of Spain have on Latin America?
Latin American leaders saw Spain’s weakness as an opportunity to demand independence.
Latin American leaders wanted to prepare in case Napoleon invaded their lands.
Latin American leaders wanted a new king after the Spanish king was ousted.
Latin American leaders led an armed resistance against Napoleon.
What was the main reason Bolívar and other educated creoles admired the American and French Revolutions?
They hoped to avoid bloodshed in their own countries.
They admired the revolutionary leaders’ military strategies.
They wanted to establish new, independent monarchies.
They valued the Enlightenment ideals of freedom and individual rights.
How did the social structure contribute to discontent in Latin America?
it reflected the inequality for the growing middle class
it reflected the slow, but existing, social mobility
it reflected inequality among the classes
it reflected the dominance of creoles over peninsulares
What mountain range is the 2nd largest in the world stretching 4,500 miles along the western coast of South America?
The Himalayas
The Sierra Madre Mountains
The Alps
The Andes
Which political feature is this
Colombia
Brazil
Cuba
Peru
Which physical feature is identified in the image
The Black Forest
The Amazon Rainforest
Daintree Rainforest
Tongass National Forest
Which river is displayed on the map
The Nile River
The Rhine River
The Danube River
The Amazon River
Which claim about Latin America is best supported by the information on this map?
European countries had control over most of the region until World War I.
Most independence movements occurred in the 20th century.
Nationalism became a growing force during the 19th century.
Most countries gained independence before the Haitian Revolution.
