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sugar
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tobacco
C
cotton
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coffee
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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

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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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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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The term criollos refers to the people of Latin America who were

A
of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry.
B
of mixed European and African ancestry.
C
Spaniards born in Latin America.
D
Spaniards born in Spain.
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Cuba
B
Haiti
C
the Dominican Republic
D
the Bahamas
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British
B
Spanish
C
Italian
D
French
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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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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.
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What was the economy of Saint Domingue dependent upon? Select four options.

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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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.

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