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This is the name of the social system that dominated most of South America!
What is encomienda!
100
This native tribe lived in what is now known as Peru.
Who are the Incans!
100
Where did the Aztecs originally settle?
Where is in the valley of Mexico!
100
This person is the current Secretary of State of the United States of America.
Who is John Kerry!
100
Name two of the Enlightenment thinkers who influenced Simon Bolivar to pursue independence.
Who are Thomas Jefferson, John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Paine!
200
This is the name of the land grant Mexican citizens granted to anyone who was willing to settle and manage land in Texas.
What is empresario!
200
This man received and empresarial grant from the government of Mexico to establish Texas!
Who is Stephen F Austin!
200
What major mountain range did Jose De San Martin cross with his troops?
What is the Andes mountains!
200
This South American country is hosting both the next world cup and the next summer olympics!
What is Brazil!
200
Who said this: "All Spaniards who do not conspire against tyranny in favor of our just cause, using the most effective and active resources, will be considered enemies, and will be punished as traitors to the homeland, and therefore, will be promptly executed..."
Who is Simon Bolivar!
300
This system is the philosophy Porfirio Diaz used to attempt to attract European immigrants to Mexico!
What is Positivism!
300
This conquistador defeated the Aztecs by convincing this emperor that he was an Aztec god known by this name. (Name all 3)
Who are Cortes, Quetzalcoatl, and Montezuma.
300
This is the cape found at the southern most end of South America!
What is Cape Horn?
300
This is the most populated nation in Latin America!
What is Brazil!
300
Who wrote the following words: "We have reason to conclude that all peaceful beginnings of government have been laid in the consent of the people..."
Who is John Locke?
400
This is how much the USA paid Panama every year for the Panama Canal rights!
What is $250,000
400
This president of the United States stated the following: Peoples of the west "are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers."
Who is James Monroe!
400
This is the city in Texas where the Alamo was located!
What is San Antonio!
400
This is the city where the British army surrendered during the American Revolutionary war!
Where is Yorktown!
400
What are two things Father Hidalgo asked the citizens of Mexico to stand for when he proclaimed the "Grito de Delores"?
What is the abolition of slavery and a decrease in taxes!
500
This is how many miles are in 5 km?
What is 3!
500
Porfirio Diaz's presidency was threatened by this man....
Who is Madero?
500
These are the nations that made up Gran Colombia.
What is Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador!
500
This is the year that Toussaint L'Ouverture wrote his constitution naming himself the dictator in charge of Haiti!
What is 1801!
500
This treaty ended the Mexican American War?
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?