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Core Knowledge 6 - Independence for Latin America A

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Haiti's Night of Fire?

a)

the night slaves began a revolution

b)

a night a devastating forest fire happened

c)

the night many people lost their jobs

d)

the night of much aggravation and insults

2.

In which year did Mexico's War of Independence begin?

(a)  

3.

Is this quiz hard?

a)

yes

b)

no

4.

The French finally left St. Domingue because (a)   fever killed thousands of French soldiers.

5.

What did Hidalgo, Toussaint, Bolivar, and San Martin have in common?

a)

all were contestants on The VOICE

b)

all wrote famous articles

c)

all fought for independence

d)

all have strange names

e)

all were excellent cooks

6.

The Creoles in Mexico were unhappy with Spain because they wanted to hold (a)   .

7.

Grito de Dolores were the last words of ___________'s independence speech.

a)

Hidalgo

b)

Toussaint

c)

Bolivar

d)

Biden

e)

Trump

8.

What was the first way Toussaint helped the Haitian Revolution?

a)

as a general

b)

as a speaker

c)

as a doctor

d)

as a president

e)

as a circus clown

9.

Boukman began (a)   's struggle for independence.

10.

Do you play video games?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

A little

11.

Which people represented the highest social class in Latin America in the 1700s and early 1800s?

a)

Creoles

b)

indigenous people

c)

people born in Spain

d)

mestizos

12.

Haiti is part of the island of Cuba?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Haiti is part of the island of Hispaniola?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How did Napoleon Bonaparte influence the Latin American independence movement?

a)

He invaded America.

b)

He stopped trade in Latin America.

c)

He installed his brother on the Spanish throne.

15.

Mestizos were people who where partly indigenous and partly (a)   .

16.

Which of the following influenced the Latin American independence movement?

a)

the French Revolution

b)

the American Revolution

c)

writings of Enlightenment thinkers

d)

many Barney videos

17.

What were some of the reasons for the revolution of Latin American countries and are you able to express those ideas in a paragraph?

a)

Yes

b)

No