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Latin America

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The longest mountain chain in South America

a)

Alps

b)

Rockies

c)

Andes

d)

Amazon

2.

This group of people occupied the Caribbean islands of Hispanola, Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, before European invasion.

a)

Inca

b)

Taino

c)

Aztec

d)

Mayans

3.

What European country controlled the most land in Latin America?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

England

4.

European colonies grew which cash crop on their plantions?

a)

Cotton

b)

Tobacco

c)

Indigo

d)

Sugarcane

5.

Which European country controlled the Amazon basin in Brazil?

a)

France

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

England

6.

Haiti was once ruled by which European power?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Portugal

d)

Spain

7.

Loyalty to a nation, NOT a ruler. Pride in one's own country.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Colonialsim

8.

Groupings of people based on how much power they have

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Social Class

c)

Labor Unions

d)

Mestizo

9.

Which social class had the most power in colonial Latin America?

a)

Mestizo

b)

Mulatto

c)

Creole

d)

Peninsulare

10.

This social class led the majority of rebellions in colonial Latin America

a)

Mestizo

b)

Mulatto

c)

Creole

d)

Peninsulare

11.

This movement in Europe inspired many people in Latin America to fight for freedom.

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Middle Ages

c)

The Communist Manifesto

d)

The Enlightenment

12.

This person led a nationalist slave revolt in Haiti

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Jose de San Martin

13.

A person who dies for a cause

a)

Sucker

b)

Victim

c)

Martyr

d)

Saint

14.

This person led a nationalist rebellion in Mexico against the Spanish, with Mestizos, Mulattos, and Creoles.

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Jose de San Martin

15.

Known as the "George Washington of South America," Bolivia is named for him.

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Jose de San Martin

16.

This is the only communist country in Latin America

a)

Mexico

b)

North Korea

c)

Cuba

d)

Chile

17.

Warrior who fought to free enslaved people in modern day Brazil.

a)

Eva Peron

b)

Dandara

c)

Shaka Zulu

d)

Shakira