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Question 1

Toussaint l ouverture

Answer 1

François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, also known as Toussaint L’Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. His military and political acumen saved the gains of the first Black insurrection in November 1791.

Question 2

Saint dominque

Answer 2

was a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804. The French had established themselves on the western portion of the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga by 1659.

Question 3

Miguel Hidalgo

Answer 3

Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo-Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor, more commonly known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.

Question 4

Castilla

Answer 4

Castile is a vaguely defined historical region of Spain. There are different conceptions and definitions of Castile, and since it lacks modern day official recognition, it has no clearly defined borders.

Question 5

Simon bolivar

Answer 5

Simón Bolívar, in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela

Question 6

Pedro 1 & pedro 2

Answer 6

any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value

Question 7

Monroe doctrine

Answer 7

is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.

Question 8

Portfillio Diaz

Answer 8

was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of three and a half decades from 1876 to 1911.

Question 9

Benito juarez

Answer 9

Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served as the president of Mexico for five terms: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president.

Question 10

War of the pacific

Answer 10

The War of the Pacific, took place from 1879 to 1883, with Bolivia and Peru on one side and Chile on the other. The war ended with a Chilean victory, which gained a significant amount of land from Peru and Bolivia.

Question 11

Emiliano zapata

Answer 11

Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.

Question 12

Poncho villa

Answer 12

Francisco “Pancho” Villa was a Mexican Revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution

Question 13

Vaqueros

Answer 13

a cowboy; a cattle driver.

Question 14

Unifications

Answer 14

the process of being united or made into a whole.

Question 15

Napoleon

Answer 15

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.

Question 16

Brazil

Answer 16

a large three-sided nut with an edible kernel, several of which grow inside a large woody capsule. Brazil nuts grow on a South American forest tree, and most are harvested in the wild

Question 17

Slave revolt

Answer 17

was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising in the Southern United States.

Question 18

King john vi

Answer 18

John VI, nicknamed “the Clement”, was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1822

Question 19

Liberals

Answer 19

a person of liberal views.

Question 20

Conservatives

Answer 20

a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics.

Question 21

Caudillos

Answer 21

a military or political leader.

Question 22

Antonio Lopez de santas anna

Answer 22

was a Mexican criollo who fought to defend royalist New Spain and then for Mexican independence.