This quiz assesses knowledge on the consolidation of Latin America, focusing on key figures like Toussaint L'Overture and Simon Bolivar, and pivotal events like the Haitian independence and the Napoleonic wars' impact on Iberian royal families. It highlights the struggle for freedom and the shaping of national identities in Latin America.
Bernardino Rivadavia
Father Miguel de Hidalgo
Simon Bolivar
Toussanit L'Overture
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The creole elite
The Spanish
The slaves
Mestizos
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Portugal was allied with the French emperor.
The French attempted to invade Portugal, but failed.
The entire royal family fled from the French to Brazil and established their capital there.
Following the defeat of the Portuguese, the French took over the colonial administration of Brazil.
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Articles of Confederation.
Southwest Ordinance.
Canning Treaty.
Monroe Doctine.
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Following independence, women gained little ground and there was virtually no change in the attitudes toward women's proper role in society.
Because of their participation in the independence movement, women were rewarded in post-revolutionary Latin America with voting rights and access to political office.
Because women in general failed to support the revolutionary movements, they were not included in the massive reforms that followed independence.
The status of women actually declined after independence, as they were cut off from areas such as public education that had been available to them in colonial Latin America.
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The forced abdication of the royal family of Spain during the Napoleonic wars
The conquest of the Mughal empire by the Portuguese
Spain's loss of colonial territories to the British during the War of Jenkin's Ear
The Seven Years War and its aftermath
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Argentina
Mexico
Northern South America
Guatemala
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Manuel de Rosas.
Bernardino Rivdavia.
Simon Bolivar.
Jose de San Martin.
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Mexico
Brazil
Cuba
Haiti
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The centralist government became increasingly repressive and actually reduced the number of eligible voters.
The immigration of European laborers led to an increasingly radical work force and the development of a Socialist Party by the 1890s.
Unlike other regions of Latin Americ, Argentina experienced an economic depression that led to rapid turnover within the government and political instability.
Rio de Janeiro held over 2 million inhabitants, or about one quarter of Argentina's total population.
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Most of Latin America was divided up into consolidated units that mirrored the colonial vice royalties.
The excellent colonial road system enabled the creation of larger states after independence.
Permanent consolidation and union was more typical of Central America and southern South America than elsewhere.
Most attempts at consolidation and union had failed.
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