Revolutions in Latin America and the Caribbean Answers

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Who sparked the independence movement in Mexico?

A
peninsulares and mestizos
B
criollos and peninsulares
C
criollos and Indigenous people
D
mestizos and Indigenous people
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smaller than the number of free Whites and people of color combined.
B
larger than the number of free Whites and people of color combined.
C
larger than the number of free Whites but smaller than the number of free people of color.
D
smaller than the number of free whites but larger than the number of free people of color.
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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.
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What was the economy of Saint Domingue dependent upon? Select four options.sugar plantationsenslaved Africansan African uprisingstrenuous manual labora majority of free Whitesruthless plantation owners

A
sugar plantations
B
enslaved Africans
C
an African uprising
D
strenuous manual labor
E
a majority of free Whites
F
ruthless plantation owners
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CubaHaitithe Dominican Republicthe Bahamas

A
Cuba
B
Haiti
C
the Dominican Republic
D
the Bahamas
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Political instability in the emerging Latin American countries was due in part to

A
cultural similarities.
B
conflicting views on government.
C
better education for all.
D
increased trade and commerce.
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sugartobaccocottoncoffee

A
sugar
B
tobacco
C
cotton
D
coffee
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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.
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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, 1797

A
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.
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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.

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