Vocabulary

Question 1

Toussaint L ouverture

Answer 1

also known as Toussaint L’Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.

Question 2

Saint Domingue

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 Idalgo

Answer 3

Corralejo, near Guanajuato, Mexico—died July 30, 1811, Chihuahua), Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who is called the father of Mexican independence.

Question 4

Castilla

Answer 4

former kingdom comprising most of modern Spain: originally part of León, it became an independent kingdom in the 10th century and united with Aragon (1469), the first step in the formation of the Spanish state.

Question 5

Simon Bolivarc

Answer 5

Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830) El Libertador, Bolivar.

Question 6

Gran Columbia

Answer 6

is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831.

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

Porfilio 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.