- 1. This man was a former slave who helped St. Domingue become the Republic of Haiti.
A) Miguel Hidalgo
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Toussaint L'Ouverture
D) Fidel Castro
- 2. This man was a Catholic Priest who is known as the "Father of Mexican Independence".
A) Miguel Hidalgo
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Toussaint L'Ouverture
D) Fidel Castro
- 3. This man is often known as the "George Washington of South America" and the "Liberator" because of his desire to free much of South America from Spanish control.
A) Toussaint L'Ouverture
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Miguel Hidalgo
D) Fidel Castro
- 4. This young lawyer led a group of rebels against the corrupt government of dictator Fulgencio Batista, he later became the dictator in Cuba.
A) Fidel Castro
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Miguel Hidalgo
D) Toussaint L'Ouverture
- 5. Which country was Castro from?
A) Haiti
B) Mexico
C) Bolivia
D) Cuba
- 6. Which country was Toussaint L'Ouverture from?
A) Haiti
B) Bolivia
C) Cuba
D) Mexico
- 7. What country was Miguel Hidalgo from?
A) Bolivia
B) Mexico
C) Haiti
D) Cuba
- 8. Which country was Simon Bolivar from?
A) Cuba
B) Venezuela
C) Haiti
D) Mexico
- 9. What is a group of Mexicans who support improved rights and living conditions for Mexico's indigenous people?
A) Embargo
B) Quipu
C) Zapatistas
D) Guerrilla
- 10. What is a word that describes the small group of fighters who use surprise attacks to defeat a stronger force?
A) Chinampas
B) Guerrilla
C) Zapatistas
D) Viceroy
- 11. This man was the leader of the corrupt Cuban government that was overthrown by the Castro brothers.
A) Fulgencio Batista
B) Simon Bolivar
C) Fidel Castro
D) Raul Castro
- 12. What country colonized Brazil?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) France
D) Great Britain
- 13. What country colonized Mexico?
A) Portugal
B) France
C) Spain
D) Great Britain
- 14. What country colonized St. Domingue (Haiti)?
A) Great Britain
B) Spain
C) France
D) Portugal
- 15. After the Castro brothers took over Cuba, what type of political and economic system did they implement?
A) NAFTA
B) Traditional
C) Communism
D) Embargo
- 16. Why did poor Mexican farmers dislike NAFTA?
A) they had to go work in the maquiladoras
B) they loved NAFTA
C) they didn't want to trade with the US and Canada
D) they were afraid it would put them out of business
- 17. What did the United States do to Cuba to try to hurt Cuba economically?
A) The US invited them into NAFTA
B) The US cut ties with Cuba and set up an embargo
C) The US invaded Cuba and took it over
D) The US became Cuba's ally
- 18. Which of these is NOT a result of the Zapatista movement in Mexico?
A) improvements in housing and education
B) ending of NAFTA
C) representation in the national legislature
D) fair division of land
- 19. Simon Bolivar is responsible for freeing much of South America from ____________ control.
A) Spanish
B) French
C) Dutch
D) English
- 20. Miguel Hidalgo believed that the Spanish should continue to have slaves in Mexico.
A) False
B) True
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