The name for the combination of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
What is Latin America?
100
A large knife with a wooden handle. Used to cut sugar cane (and to keep Rachel's away)
What is a machete?
100
They were the lowest class, but didn't exist everywhere in Latin America.
What are Slaves?
100
Today is this 8th Graders birthday.
Who is Mikaila Hall?
200
Like Bolivar, he wanted South American Independence and unity, but unlike Bolivar, he died poor - without even a pension.
Who is Jose de San Martin?
200
It was the only country in Latin America to gain Independence peacefully.
What is Brazil?
200
These could be plantations OR ranches, but were generally found in Mexico and run by Spaniards or Creole.
What are haciendas?
200
A Mestizo had to have one parent be this class.
What is Indian?
200
Today is V-E Day, celebrating the surrender of this country to the Allies - thus ending WWII.
What is Germany?
300
May 8th is actually the birthday of this man, who was a Padre in Mexico that led a revolution.
Who is Miguel (Padre) Hidalgo?
300
Simon Bolivar managed to unite many countries in South America and create this new one.
What is Gran Colombia?
300
A military dictator in Latin America.
What is a Caudillo?
300
To be the highest class in Latin America, someone had to be born here.
What is Europe?
300
May 8, 1784 marks the only known death in the United States caused by these - large, irregular lumps of ice falling from the sky.
What is hail?
400
An outlaw and a bandit, Pancho Villa was also important because he brought this man to power - who believed the land should be returned to the Indians.
Who is Emiliano Zapata?
400
Hispaniola was the large island in the Antilles that contained these two countries.
What are Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
400
It is what "Cabildo" means in Spanish - and the reason they were the true political power in most Latin American villages.
What is Council?
400
General Santa Anna was a member of this class.
What is a Creole?
400
On this day in 1984 the Soviet Union (USSR) announced it would boycott these - to be held in Los Angeles that year.
What are the Summer Olympics?
500
Technically he was the one who gave Brazil its independence, although he was merely following the instructions of his father Joao.
Who is Pedro II?
500
La Plate contained the countries of Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and this country - who's modern Capitol is Santiago.
What is Chile?
500
The South American cowboys, the llaneros, got their name from the Llanos - high grasslands in South America. "Llanos" is Spanish means this.
What is "plains"?
500
Creoles, the children of Spaniards, had money and privilege, but not certain rights - much like this middle class of the Enlightenment period.
What is Bourgeoisie?
500
This day in 1978 arks the first time a person was able to climb Mount Everest without one of these.