People
Vocabulary
Geography
Independence and Revolutions
History
100
Peninsulares
What is the highest class in the colonial class system
100
mercantilism
What is the economic policy Spain followed as it developed its colonies in the New World
100
Largest country in South America
What is Brazil
100
Leader of Haiti's revolution
Who is Toussaint L' Ouverture
100
Explain one barrier to unity among the newly independent countries of Latin America
What is geography
200
Creoles
What is American-born descendants of Spanish settlers
200
Donatario
What is a landowner of a huge area in Brazil
200
Central American country that does not have an Atlantic coastline
What is El Salvador
200
Venezuelan military leader
Who is Simon Bolivar
200
One reason why African slaves were used by the Spanish
What is Africans knew how to plant and raise crops, Africans were better able to resist diseases than most Native Americans, or there was an existing slave trade
300
Viceroy
What is an official who rules in place of a king
300
Haciendas
What is a large plantation in Latin America
300
Longest river in the world
What is Amazon River
300
One result of the revolutions in Latin America
What is Spain losing most of its colonies in Latin America
300
Result of Treaty of Tordesillas
What is Spain being able to claim most of the New World
400
Peons
What is Native American laborers who were tied to the land because of debt
400
Cabildo
What is a town council
400
Longest mountain range in the world
What is the Andes Mountains
400
One reason why Mexico's first attempts at independence failed
What is the Creoles supported Spanish rule instead of the rebels
400
One reason that economic developments took place in Latin America
What is borrowing money led to economic imperialism, millions of European immigrants moved to Latin America, or economic development led to the growth of a middle class
500
Caudillo
What is a military dictator
500
Oligarchy
What is the ruling elite
500
List 7 countries in Latin America
What is Antigua & Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Cayman Islands Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Guadeloupe Haiti Jamaica Martinique Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Turks & Caicos Islands Virgin Islands Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
500
Describe one problem that the new nations of Latin America faced after independence
What is geography created barriers to unity, power struggles within the newly independent countries, or the new nations remained economically dependent on Europe
500
Explain how did the New Laws of the Indies change the encomienda system
What is the government banned Indian slavery
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