WH2 Latin American Revolutions quiz | Uncategorized

Read the passage.I declare to you to re-establish slavery would be to attempt the impossible: we have known how to face dangers to obtain our liberty, we shall know how to brave death to maintain it.Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1797The passage shows that L'Ouverture believed that freed enslaved persons wouldA. not be able to appreciate freedom.B. not fight for freedom anymore.C. rather die than go back to being enslaved.D. rather go back to being enslaved than die.

C.

Which best explains why some plantation owners punished enslaved persons? A. to get them to produce more cropsB. to keep them as helpless as possibleC. to force them to work harderD. to be able to trade them

B.

Bolívar had hoped for a unified state in Latin America, but A. he was unable to launch a revolution strong enough to overthrow the government.B. instead Latin America was divided into Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.C. instead Latin American was divided into El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala.D. he could not convince José de San Martin to give up control of the army.

B.

What was the economy of Saint Dominique dependent upon? Check all that apply.A. sugar plantationsB. enslaved AfricansC. an African uprisingD. strenuous manual laborE. a majority of free whitesF. ruthless plantation owners

A., B., D., F.

When Napoleon seized the Spanish throne and replaced it with a French king, criollos in Latin America A. believed Napoleon would make things better.B. believed the people should take control.C. supported the new French king.D. supported reinstating the Spanish king.

B.

The term criollos refers to the people of Latin America who wereA. of mixed European and Indian ancestry.B. of mixed European and African ancestry.C. Spaniards born in Latin AmericaD. Spaniards born in Spain.

C.

African enslaved persons outnumbered free people 10 to 1 in Saint-Domingue, which led to A. a massive and successful uprising.B. a good education for Toussaint L'Ouverture.C. the release of General Toussaint L'Ouverture by the French.D. strong and relentless control by plantation owners.

A.

Look at the picture.http://media.edgenuity.com/evresources/3310/3310-07/3310-07-03/3310-07-03-assessment/3310-07-03-13.pngThe man in the picture, Padre Miguel Hidalgo, is noted forA. stopping the rebellion in a town called Dolores.B. beginning the Mexican independence movement.C. defeating the Spanish colonial government.D. collaborating with criollos and peninsulares.

B.

Brazil's road to independence was different from that of its Latin American neighbors in that A. the battles with Portugal were much bloodier.B. Brazil sought independence from France and Portugal.C. criollos signed a petition and asked the king's son, Don Pedro, to rule.D. criollos killed the Portuguese king and appointed Don Pedro in his place.

C.

Read the passage.The Africans transplanted to Saint Domingue remain in general indolent and idle, quarrelsome and talkative, and liars, and are addicted to stealing. Always given to the most absurd superstitions, there is nothing which does not frighten them more or less.— A Civilization That Perished: The Last Years of White Colonial Rule in Haiti, 1797The passage shows that the author was most likely someone who wasA. in support of slaveryB. an unbiased observerC. against colonial ruleD. against slavery

A.