Chapter 23 Self-Assessment

. When did slavery end in Brazil?

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

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

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

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

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

. The Monroe Doctrine stated that


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

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

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

. ______________ ended slavery in Brazil in 1888.

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

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

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

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

. ___________ is the right to name bishops.

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

. 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.

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

. The Paraguayan War pitted Paraguay against

. Caudillo is the Latin American term for a leader who

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