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AZTECS AND INCAS
COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE AND TRIANGULAR TRADE
INDEPENDENCE LEADERS
CUBA
ZAPATISTAS
100
Why did the Spanish conquistadors come to Latin America to take over the Aztecs & Incas?
GOLD AND LAND (GOD, GLORY, AND GOLD)
100
How did the Columbian Exchange cause the death of many Native Americans?
They died of smallpox and other European diseases because they weren’t immune.
100
Who was “the Liberator”?
Simon Bolivar
100
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, did Cubans have MORE or LESS political freedom?
Less
100
Which country are the Zapatistas from? Which ethnic group? (ex: African, European…)
Mexico Native Americans
200
Who was the Aztec leader when the Spanish arrived?
Montezuma
200
Why were African slaves chosen by Europeans (give 2 reasons)?
Many Native Americans had died. They were used to the climate. They were good workers. They were immune to many diseases
200
Who was Mexico’s independence leader?
Miguel Hidalgo
200
Which dictator was defeated by Castro in the Cuban Revolution?
Fulgencio Batista
200
Why were the Zapatistas angry about NAFTA?
Native American farmers were losing their jobs.
300
Who was the leader of the Spanish conquistadors who took over the Incas?
Francisco Pizarro
300
Which new European animal changed the way that Native Americans traded and hunted?
Horses
300
What job did Miguel Hidalgo have when he started his fight independence?
Catholic priest
300
What almost caused a nuclear war between the USA and Soviet Union in 1962?
The Soviet Union put nuclear missiles in Cuba.
300
What did the Zapatistas do to show they were angry about NAFTA?
Took over towns in southern Mexico. Violence and sabotage.
400
When Cortes and his men arrived in Latin America, how did the Aztec people react?
They welcomed Cortes because they thought he was a god.
400
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The moving of animals, plants, people, and diseases from the Old World to the New World and from the New World to the Old World.
400
What did Toussaint L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, and Miguel Hidalgo have in common?
They were Latin American independence leaders.
400
What type of government did Castro create in Cuba? (Hint: this type of government means that the government gets to decide who gets what)
Communist
400
Who was Emiliano Zapata?
He fought for Native American rights in the early 1900s. The Zapatistas named their group after him.
500
How did the Spanish defeat the Aztecs & Incas, even though they were outnumbered? (at least 3 reasons)
Weapons Alliances Smallpox Horses Tricks At war (civil war) God (they thought Cortes was a god)
500
Why are there so many African Americans living in Latin America today?
Because of the history of the triangular slave trade. Once African slaves were brought to America, it was very difficult for them to get home.
500
How did Haiti get its independence?
In a slave revolt led by Toussaint L’Ouverture.
500
What did the United States do when Cuba started taking over American property?
The USA put an embargo on Cuban goods (we stopped trading with them).
500
What issues were the Zapatistas worried about? What did they want?
Better rights & living conditions. Jobs. Education. Health Care. Housing.