Vocabulary
Key Concepts
Famous People
Major Events
Geography
100

From an African or Black point of view

Afrocentric

100

When one country tries to establish an empire by taking over other places

Imperialism 

100

Established the first European colony in the Caribbean

Columbus

100

Why Arizona, Nevada, and California are all now part of the USA

The Mexican-American War

100

Largest island in the Caribbean

Cuba

200

A religion that originated in Jamaica which views Black people as the chosen people of God 

Rastafarianism

200

When one country sends battleships to threaten another country in order to get what they want

Gunboat Diplomacy

200

Famous Mexican Artists

Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo

200

Why Puerto Ricans became American citizens

The Spanish-American War

200

North America, South America, and the islands of the Caribbean

The Western Hemisphere or "The Americas"

300

Biased or misleading information used to promote a particular cause or point of view

Propoganda

300

The belief that God wanted the white people of the USA to take over the whole continent.

Manifest Destiny 

300

Started the United Farm Workers

Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

300

When Mexican-Americans fought for equal rights and to promote pride in their culture.

Chicano Power Movement

300

The two countries which make up the island of Hispaniola

Haiti & The Dominican Republic

400

A term used to describe someone or something originating from that particular place

Indigenous

400

The idea that people of African descent all over the world should be united

Pan-Africanism

400

A leader of warfare and a rebellion against the English in Jamaica.

Queen Nanny and/or Samuel Sharpe

400

The first country to abolish slavery

Haiti

400

This country is named for the indigenous people who today are referred to as the Aztecs.  

Mexico

500

When the military gets rid of an elected president and takes control of the country. 

Coup d'etat

500

The American policy that said only the USA should be able to control the other countries of the Western Hemisphere.

The Monroe Doctrine

500

A term for communities of free Black people in the Caribbean during the era of slavery

The Maroons

500

The first European colony to become an independent country.

USA 

500

Formerly part of Colombia, this country became independent with the help of the USA. 

Panama