3.1 - 3.2
Which European country controlled most of Latin America?
Spain
Spain obtained its money to fund plantations by ____________ the upper class and lower class.
Taxing
Name one European country that helped the United States become independent.
Possible Answers
- Spain
- France
Name the french dictator who rose to power after the french revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who did Mexico gain its independence from?
Spain
Which European country colonized and controlled Brazil?
Portugal
As the American colonies grew in population and activity, Spain needed to increase __________ in order to build the economy.
Trade
Why did the elite class hesitate to help colonists gain independence?
Possible answers
- Afraid of the Spanish Crown
- Waste of money
- Avoid execution / imprisonment
Name one of the voting requirements under the junta of Caracas, Venezuela.
Possible Answers
- Free
- Male
- Age 25
- Have money (2,000 pesos in movable property)
Name one of the vital roles women played during the war for independence.
Possible Answers
- Cooked for troops
- Tended their wounds
- Acted as spies
- Combat
Spain and Portugal controlled the region of Latin America for how many years?
300
Define the Age of Enlightenment or give an example.
Intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized the use of reason to advance understanding
Name one reason why the indigenous leader Tupac Amaru rebelled against Spain.
Possible answers
- Alcabala (sales tax)
- Forced to buy goods from upper class
- Losing land
What did Napoleon do to Ferdinand VII after he conquered Spain?
Possible Answers
- Imprisoned him
- Kept him alive
Name the man who kicked started the Mexican Revolution.
Miguel Hidalgo
Define provoke or give an example.
stimulate or give rise to
Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s inspired the people of the colonies when he wrote...
The Social Contract
Name the revolution that influenced most Latin American colonies to start their own revolutions.
American Revolution
Describe one attribute of an absolutist government.
Possible Answers
- People have no power
- The king has all the power
- The king has absolute power
- The king is not restricted
Manuela Saenz was titled "Liberator of the Liberator" after she...
Saved Simon Bolivar's life
Why did Spanish America expel Jesuits from the colonies?
“The general will alone may direct the forces of the State to achieve the goal for which it was founded, the common good. . . The government’s power is only the public power vested in it.”
What is Jean-Jacques Rousseau trying to convey in this statement?
People have the power, the government is only as strong as its people
Name the disease that killed most of Napoleon's forces in Saint Domingue.
Yellow Fever
Describe one attribute of a constitutional monarchy.
Possible Answers
- The king's power is limited
- King is suppressed by a Constitution
- Usually involves a Parliament
Why did many colonists struggle to form their own government after European control was eliminated?
Colonists were never given the opportunity to self-govern. Spain and Portugal restricted most colonists from practicing politics.