PreColonial
Colonial
Independence
Post Independence
Miscellaneous
100
What is the Old World
Europe/Asia/
100
Who were "peninsulares"
top of the social class system; Europeans
100
a forcible overthrow of government or social order in favor of a new system
What is revolution
100
What country became increasingly involved in Latin America after European colonial powers were defeated?
USA
100
Locate Europe on a map
see map
200
The Columbian Exchange is most closely associated with the beginnings of the economic system called...
mercantilism
200
Who were the two main colonial powers in the Americas
What is Spain & Portugal
200
The first Latin American nation to gain independence
Haiti
200
What are caudillos?
Military leaders who took power and ruled as dictators
200
What language is spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
300
Name 3 Native American civilizations studied
What is Aztec, Inca, Maya
300
define: colonialism What continent were the colonial powers in Latin America from?
taking control over another country and taking advantage of it economically
300
Most of Latin America gained independence in this century
the 1800s
300
Name 3 obstacles to progress after independence
1) Geographic barriers 2) Lack of experience 3) huge social & economic gap
300
What was the Middle Passage?
The journey across the Atlantic travelled by millions of slaves.
400
Define the Columbian Exchange
The exchange of ideas, animals, plants, and diseases between the Old World and the New World
400
Explain the encomienda system
Spanish system that consisted of forced labor of natives in the area
400
Name 3 revolutionary leaders in Latin America
Toussaint LOverture; Simon Bolivar; San Martin; Hidalgo; Dessalines; PedroI&II
400
series of sudden government overthrows by small groups
coup d'etat
400
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source? Provide an example of each.
firsthand accounts vs. description by someone who was not directly involved
500
Define: Mercantilism According to Mercantilism, what is the purpose of colonies?
Mercantilism: economic theory that a favorable balance of trade leads to gathering wealth Colonies are for raw materials and markets
500
Outline the 4 social classes from top to bottom in colonial Latin America
Peninsulares, Creoles, Mestizos/mulattoes, Africans/Natives
500
"He who serves the revolution plows the sea" Who said this and explain what he means
Simon Bolivar; Working for the revolution is a discouraging pointless effort
500
This nickname was given to the USA after it's involvement in Latin American affairs
The Colossus of the North
500
What is the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary?
Monroe Doctrine: told European powers to stay out of the Western Hemisphere Roosevelt Corollary: Said USA could intervene militarily
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