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WorksheetsLatin American Revolutions Quiz review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Leaders of the colonies in Latin America; born in Spain or Portugal.
Creoles
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Descendants of Portuguese or Spanish settlers who were born in Latin America; resented Peninsulares.
Creoles
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Peninsulares
People of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry; held few rights in Latin America; wanted to revolt.
Creoles
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Peninsulares
People of mixed African and European descent, and enslaved Africans in Latin America colonies; wanted to revolt against Spain and Portugal.
Creoles
Mulattoes
Mestizos
Peninsulares
Led the revolt of Haiti against the French; Haiti was the first country to gain independence in Latin America.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hildalgo
Led Mestizos and Native Americans to revolt against Spain in Mexico; leader of Mexico’s Revolution.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hildalgo
Led revolts for freedom in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador. Nicknamed the “Great Liberator”.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hildalgo
After the French and American Revolutions, what continent was inspired to fight for their independence?
South America
Asia
Africa
Antarctica
Which colony led the first independence movement for Latin America?
Cuba
Mexico
Venezuela
Haiti
Most colonies in Latin America were controlled by these two countries?
England and France
Spain and Portugal
Belgium and Netherlands
Germany and Italy
Napoleon's invasion of this country was a cause of the Revolutions in Latin America
Russia
France
Spain
Venezuela
San Martin & Bolivar both wanted what?
to remain loyal to the Spanish king
To drive out Spain
they had differing goals
to drive out France
Which country gained independence fairly painlessly?
Portugal
Mexico
Haiti
Brazil
Who was the revoltionary leader for the Mexican Revolution
Simon Bolivar
Napoleon Bonaparte
Father Hidalgo
Toussaint L'Ouverture
What were the main activities for making money in Latin American colonies?
Banking
Buying and Selling Slaves
Ship Building
Mining Precious Metals and Growing Cash Crops
Toussaint L'Ouverture led his nation to independence against the....
Spanish
French
Portugese
British
Because of the Spanish and the Portugese, the main religion in Latin America is...
Catholicism (The Catholic Church)
Protestantism (The Protestant Church)
Judaism
Islam
What made the Haitian Revolution so unique in world history?
It was a successful revolution led by the creole class
It was a successful revolution led by slaves
The French defeated the Haitian army
It included Enlightenment ideas such as freedom and equality
What role did Nationalism play in Latin American Revolutions?
Citizens in Latin American wanted to create nations made up of their own people
Europeans wanted Latin Americans to have independence
Latin American colonies had no national pride
What social structure existed in Latin America's New Spain?
The Caste System
Feudalism
Socialism
Mercantilism
A warning to European powers not interfere or to colonize additional territories in the Western Hemisphere.
The Louisiana Purchase
The Monroe Doctrine
The Dollar Diplomacy
The No Colonization Principle
How was the Social System in Latin America different than the Social System found in France?
It was based on education
It was based on wealth
It was based on race
It was based on land occupation
