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. When did slavery end in Brazil?

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. By 1800, the viceroyalty of La Plata, with the rising port of _________, had grown through contraband trade with Great Britain.

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. Simón Bolívar's "Gran Colombia" encompassed the modern states of _______________.

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. Spanish colonialism in Latin America finally ended in which of the following decades?

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. Who launched the movement for independence in New Spain (modern Mexico)?

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. The ____________ was the site of the showdown between Mexican forces and Texans intent on independence.

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. The Monroe Doctrine stated that


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. _______________ was a European-backed emperor of Mexico from 1864-1867.

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. Under the leadership of _______________, the Mexican Revolution was ended late in 1920.

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. In 1807 the Portuguese royal family, fleeing the advancing armies of Napoleon, relocated to

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. ______________ ended slavery in Brazil in 1888.

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. In the five years after the abolition of slavery, the Brazilian economy _____________.

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. The proclamation of a Brazilian republic resulted in which two political constituencies?

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. Independence and the end of Spanish rule initially benefited which Latin American trading partner the most?

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. Which of the following ethnic/social groups benefitted the most from independence?

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. ___________ is the right to name bishops.

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. Generally speaking, the 19th century Latin American economy revolved around _______.

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. Some 235,000 _________ "coolies" were brought to Peru, Cuba, and Costa Rica, working in silver mines, sugar and cotton plantations, and later on railroads—and only about 10% of them returned home.

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. After independence in Argentina, the ruling junta in Buenos Aires solidified into an oligarchy of

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. The Paraguayan War pitted Paraguay against

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. Caudillo is the Latin American term for a leader who

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