Name: _____________________________ Date: __________
Each question is worth 5 point. Read the question and ALL possible answers, and then select the best answer.
____ 1. A study of the revolutions in Latin America in the 19th century would show that
1.
Religion was a major cause of the conflicts
2.
Spanish-born peninsulares led most of the Latin American uprisings
3.
Nationalism had little influence on the outcome
4.
Events in North America and Europe influenced Latin Americans
____ 2. Simon Bolivar and Miguel Hidalgo, leaders of Latin American independence movements, were inspired by successful revolutions in
1.
The United States and France
2.
The Soviet Union and China
3.
Cuba and Costa Rica
4.
Egypt and Kenya
____ 3. During the early 1800’s, which was a major influence on the struggle for political independence in Latin America?
1.
Poor conditions in urban centers in Latin America
2.
The American and French Revolutions
3.
The desire of the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America to escape European control
4.
Demands by Latin American workers to own their own factories
____ 4. One similarity in the leadership of Latin Americas Jose de San Martin,
Toussaint l’Ouverture, Bernanrdo O’Higgins, and Pedro I was that each leader
1.
Opposed United States intervention in Haiti
2.
Led a struggle to gain freedom for the people of his nation
3.
Opposed membership of his nation in the League of Nations
4.
Established an absolute monarchy in his nation

____ 5. Which of these situations was the direct result of the other three?
1.
Nations of Latin America won independence
2.
Revolutions occurred in North America and France
3.
The Napoleonic wars weakened Spain’s power
4.
Creoles and mestizos became discontented with Spanish rule
____ 6. The 19th-century independence movements in Latin America were influenced by
1.
Liberation theology
2.
The American and the French Revolutions
3.
Marxist ideology
4.
The Aztec wars against Hernando Cortez
____ 7. Simon Bolivar, Toussaint L’Overture, and Bernardo O’Higgins were Latin
American leaders of
1.
Economic development
2.
Educational reforms
3.
Independence movements
4.
Colonial expansion
____ 8. In which region of the world did the American Revolution and the French
Revolution have the greatest influence during the 1800’s?
1.
Southeast Asia
2.
Latin America
3.
South Asia
4.
sub-Saharan Africa
____ 9. Which group dominated Latin American social and political life in the early 1800’s?
1.
Creoles
2.
Mestizos
3.
Peninsulares
4.
Mulattoes
____ 10. Which of the following events was the spark that finally set off a widespread revolt in Latin America in the early 1800’s?
1.
Napoleon’s invasion of Spain
2.
The French Revolution
3.
The American Revolution
4.
Uprisings in the Balkans

____ 11. Which of the following places won independence from France and became the only non-slave nation in the Western Hemisphere?
1.
Haiti
2.
Venezuela
3.
Mexico
4.
Brazil
____ 12. The Enlightenment and the American Revolution were both major influences on 19th-century uprisings in
1.
Latin America
2.
Vietnam
3.
the Middle East
4.
Japan
____ 13. Which of the following goals represents the ideololgy of nationalists?
1.
Establishment of a homeland for people with a common heritage
2.
Restoration of power to royal families
3.
Acceptance of an established church
4.
Tolerance for ethnic minorities
____ 14. Which of the following events was the spark that finally set off widespread revolt in Latin America in the early 1800s?
1.
Napoleans invasion of Spain
2.
The American Revolution
3.
The French Revolution
4.
Uprisings in the Balkans
____ 15. Which of the following groups generally supported nationalist goals?
1.
Monarchs
2.
Noble landowners
3.
Church leaders
4.
Ethnic groups
____ 16. The period of unrest in Europe after 1815 was caused by
1.
Opposing ideologies
2.
Religious conflicts
3.
Competition for colonies
4.
Demand for resources

____ 17. Liberals wanted governments to be based on
1.
Divine Right
2.
Nationalism
3.
The economy
4.
Written constitutions
____ 18. Educated creoles in the 1700s were influenced by _________
1.
Spanish cruelty towards the mestizos
2.
The peninsulares
3.
Bolivars vow to free his country
4.
Enlightenment ideas and revolutions in other lands
____ 19. Haitian leader who freed the slaves and inspired his people to fight for independence
1.
Toussaint L’Ouverture
2.
Miguel Hidalgo
3.
Simon Bolivar
4.
Jose Morelos
____ 20. ___________ were people who supported natural rights and a republican form of government
1.
conservatives
2.
monarchs
3.
independents
4.
liberals