Latin America Independence

Question 1

_____ used its colonies in Latin America for Gold, Glory and God

Answer 1

Spain

Question 2

Why Did Spain use its Colonies for gold?

Answer 2

to increase their wealth

Question 3

Why did Spain use its colonies for glory

Answer 3

To increase their power

Question 4

Why did Spain use its colonies for God?

Answer 4

To convert Native Americans to Catholicism

Question 5

Governors sent by the king to rule the colonies

Answer 5

Peninsulares

Question 6

Natives of mixed European and Indian blood

Answer 6

Mestizos

Question 7

Natives of mixed European and African blood

Answer 7

Mulattos

Question 8

American and French revolutions began to demand their independence from European Colonizers due to the ___________

Answer 8

Enlightment

Question 9

Why did the Creoles lead the Latin American wars for Independence?

Answer 9

Education. They were wealthy and well educated

Question 10

Where did the 1st Latin American uprising take place?

Answer 10

French Colony of Haiti

Question 11

What percent of Haitians were slaves who worked fields to provide Europe with sugar and Coffee?

Answer 11

90 percent

Question 12

In the 1790s who led a revolt but was captured by Napoleon’s army in 1802?

Answer 12

Francois Toussaint Louverte

Question 13

How did the Haitians take advantage of the French Army?

Answer 13

Sickness due to Malaria

Question 14

Who began Mexico independence from Spanish Rule?

Answer 14

Miguel Hidalgo, a Catholic Priest

Question 15

In 1821 ______________ Named Himself Emperor of Mexico

Answer 15

Agustin de Iturbide

Question 16

in 1823, Iterbide was overthrown and Mexico became a

Answer 16

Democratic Republic

Question 17

__________ Led a Revolt against the Spanish

Answer 17

Simon Bolivar

Question 18

Simon Bolivar won freedom for __________

Answer 18

Northern Latin America

Question 19

________ Freed Southern Latin America

Answer 19

Jose de San Martin

Question 20

Latin Americans created _________________ in their newly independent nations

Answer 20

Democratic republics

Question 21

Because Latin Americans were not given the right to vote or hold office when they were colonized, _________________

Answer 21

They didn’t know how to rule themselves well

Question 22

All Latin American Nations were run by a ________

Answer 22

caudillo

Question 23

Caudillo claimed to be a president but ruled as a _______

Answer 23

Dictator

Question 24

Latin America had little manufacturing so they relied on the _______________ for trade

Answer 24

United States

Question 25

The US wanted to ________ Latin America

Answer 25

Protect