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WorksheetsRevolutions in Latin America
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
Which of the following is considered a cause of the revolutions in Latin America?
the failure of previous revolutions
the success of the American Revolution
violent civil wars
all of the choices are correct
Which of the following places, with which of the following leaders, won independence from France and became the only non-slave nation in the western hemisphere?
Mexico; Miguel Hidalgo
Venezuela; Simon Bolivar
Haiti; Toussaint L'Ouverture
Brazil; Dom Pedro
Who was the Mexican priest that started the long revolt against Spanish rule? And how did he do it?
Miguel Hidalgo; gave an inspirational speech
Simon Bolivar; created Gran Columbia
Jose de San Martin; marched across the Andes Mountains
Toussaint L'Ouverture; led a slave revolt
Which of the following events was the spark that set off widespread revolutions in Latin America?
the American Revolution
Napoleon's invasion of Spain
uprisings in Australia
the Russian Revolution
Simon Bolivar was disappointed when ________________ delayed South America's progress after independence.
political in-fighting and civil wars
Jose de San Martin's speech
Napoleon's invasion of Spain
all of the choices are correct
Which of the following describes Dom Pedro?
he became the leader of an independent Brazil
he was the son of the King of Portugal
he granted independence to Brazil
all of the choices are correct
Which of the following describes the revolution in Haiti?
it cost more lives than the other revolutions in Latin America
they were fighting to be liberated from Spanish control
the revolution was led by a local priest
all of the choices are correct
Educated creoles in Latin America were most influenced by:
Spain's cruelty towards women
Enlightenment ideas and revolutions in other lands
peninsulares controlling all of the social events
Bolivar's vow to free his country
Which of the following was an unfortunate outcome of the revolutions in Latin America?
creoles lost all of their privileges
peninsulares moved to the top of the social hierarchy
Napoleon put his brother on the throne in Spain
life didn't get any better for most people
Newly independent nations in Latin America struggled economically due to:
an unfavorable balance of trade
new trade laws that were imposed
high tariffs on Russian goods
the triangular trade
