Liberators

Question 1

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Answer 1

In 1791, he led a huge slave revolt against the French

in Hispaniola.

Question 2

L’Ouverture

Answer 2

In 1795, L’Ouverture’s army helped the French defeat

the Spanish.

Question 3

True or false:

In 1802, L’Ouverture led a huge army into a Spanish colony & freed all slaves there.
o Six months later, he became “governor general of Haiti for life.”

Answer 3

False:

In 1801, L’Ouverture led a huge army into a Spanish colony & freed all slaves there.
o Six months later, he became “governor general of Haiti for life.”

Question 4

L’Overture

Answer 4

He died while in prison.

Question 6

Who was L’Ouverture before 1777?

Answer 6

A former slave in Haiti (freed in 1777)

Question 7

Simon Bolivar

Answer 7

Bolivar was a wealthy Venezuelan Criollo who spent many years traveling Europe.

Question 8

What was Simon Bolivar’s life purpose?

Answer 8

to liberate his homeland from European control

Question 9

True or false :

Simon Bolivar organized a bigger army and marched back into Venezuela

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Simon bolivar was nicknamed La bandera (the flag)

Answer 10

Bolivar was nicknamed El Libertador ( the liberator)

Question 11

When did Miguel Hidalgo begin the struggle for Mexico’s independence?

Answer 11

1810

Question 12

What did he say in his famous “Cry of Dolores” ?

Answer 12

He rang church bells and shouted, “Long live our Lady of Guadalupe! Death to bad government! Death to the Spaniards!”

Question 13

Miguel Hidalgo…..

Answer 13

An army of mestizos & Native Americans rallied behind Hidalgo.

Question 14

When did he say the “cry of Dolores ?”

Answer 14

On September 16th, 1810

Question 14

True or false

Haiti became the 1st country in Latin America to break free of European imperialism

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Triangle trade

True or false:

Ships leaving Europe first stopped in New York, they traded European goods for captives taken in tribal wars or raids.
• Ships then traveled to America; slaves were exchanged for sugar & other island products.
• Ships returned home loaded with products from the Americas that grew very popular with Europeans.

Answer 15

False

Ships leaving Europe first stopped in Africa; they traded European goods for captives taken in tribal wars or raids.
• Ships then traveled to America; slaves were exchanged for sugar & other island products.
• Ships returned home loaded with products from the Americas that grew very popular with Europeans.