World History Quiz: Latin American Independence
16 Questions
| Attempts: 2012
The struggle for independence in Latin America.
Questions and Answers
- 1.Latin America was settled by what two European countries?
- A.
Spain & Portugal
- B.
France & Spain
- C.
Germany& Italy
- D.
Portugal & France
- 2.The European settlers made workers of the Indians and brought _______to Latin America from Africa.
- 3.Mother countries did not allow _________ to develop in Latin America.
- 4.People born in Spain felt inferior/superior to other Latin Americans.
- A.
Inferior
- B.
Superior
- C.
Equal
- 5.The children of Spanish colonists and Native Americans were called
- A.
Creoles
- B.
Mestizos
- C.
Spaniards
- 6.Haiti covers the __________third of the island of Hispaniola.
- A.
Eastern
- B.
Western
- C.
Southern
- D.
Northern
- 7.Simon ________ is called the George Washington of South America.
- A.
Bolivar
- B.
San Martin
- C.
Cowler
- D.
Espaniola
- 8.The people of Haiti are mostly descendants of
- A.
Africans
- B.
Indians
- C.
Americans
- D.
Spanish
- 9.The first Latin American country to fight for its freedom was ________.
- 10.Haiti was a ________ colony.
- 11.He led a slave revolt in Haiti.
- 12.Many wealthy Spaniards lived on _________.
- A.
Haciendas
- B.
Missions
- C.
Farms
- D.
Plantations
- 13.For how many years did the Spanish build colonies in the New World?
- 14.They led Mexico's revolt against Spain.
- A.
Hildago and Moreles
- B.
Higgins and Hildago
- C.
Bolivar and Moreles
- D.
Washington and Jefferson
- 15.Chile owns its liberation to this man.
- A.
O'Higgins
- B.
Bolivar
- C.
Morelos
- D.
Hidalgo
- 16.Dom Pedro led ______ to independence without bloodshed.
- A.
Chile
- B.
Haiti
- C.
Brazil
- D.
Colombia
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