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Latin American People Win Independence

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Peninsulares are...

a)

People born on any type of peninsula

b)

Spanish born people residing in Spain

c)

Spanish born people residing in the New World

d)

Spanish born people residing in France

2.

Creoles are...

a)

Spaniards born in Latin America

b)

Spaniards who speak a form of Caribbean dialect

c)

Natives of Latin America

d)

Spaniards who were born in Spain

3.

A mulatto is

a)

An expensive drink at Starbucks

b)

A person from Spain born from royalty

c)

A person with mixed ancestry of European and African

d)

A person with mixed ancestry of European and American

4.

A mestizo is...

a)

A person who deals in slave business in Latin America

b)

A person who has mixed ancestry from Europe and native Latin America

c)

A person born from pure native ancestry

d)

A person who decides the ancestry of somebody

5.

Simon Bolivar is...

a)

Excellent South American general who helped nations gain independence from Spain

b)

Excellent South American general who helped Spain colonize many South American tribes

c)

Helped George Washington gain independence from Britain

d)

King of Spain at this time

6.

Jose de San Martin is...

a)

A Spanish general who fought against the revolutionaries

b)

A former Spanish general who helped liberate areas in South America

c)

A founder of Argentina's biggest banking system

d)

A man who helped revolutionaries relocate to regions in Europe

7.

Miguel Hidalgo is...

a)

the father of Mexican independence

b)

the father of Mexican religion

c)

the father of Mexican education

d)

the father of Mexican cuisine

8.

This place was a major French colony in the Caribbean

a)

Cuba

b)

Jamaica

c)

St. Lucia

d)

Haiti

9.

Toussaint L'ouverture is...

a)

Haitian general who led a successful slave revolt against the French

b)

French officer who created a harsh environment for slaves

c)

An infamous plantation owner

d)

Created an emancipation which peacefully ended slavery

10.

What was the grito de Dolores?

a)

A call to arms to overthrow Spanish control of Mexico

b)

A time of despair for people of Mexico

c)

A document which abolished slavery in Haiti

d)

A speech conducted by Otto von Bismarck