Chapter 23 Quiz

Creoles and Caudillos: Latin America in the Nineteenth Century, 1790–1917
. When did slavery end in Brazil?

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

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

. The Spanish mercantilist monopoly came to an end in Latin America in which of the following decades?

. Who launched the movement in opposition to the viceroyalty 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?

. Which of the following was not a major industrial market for Latin American exports?

. From which social group did many of the leaders of independence movements come from?

. Which political ideology favored a strict separation of church and state?

. 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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A map shows the new nation-states in Latin America and in the Caribbean. The new nation-states from north to south, the date of their independence, and the important cities in the nation states were as follows. Mexico: 1821, Mexico City in the south. United Provinces of Central America: 1823. Haiti: 1804. Santo Domingo: 1821. New Granada: 1831, Panama. Gran Colombia: 1822, Bogotá. Venezuela: 1831, Caracas. Ecuador: 1831, Quito. Peru: 1824, Trujillo and Lima. Empire of Brazil: 1822, Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. Bolivia: 1825, La Paz and Potosí. Chile: 1818, Santiago. Paraguay: 1811, Asunción. Uruguay: 1828, Montevideo. Argentine Confederation: 1816, Buenos Aires. In an inset map, southern North America, Central America, Caribbean Islands, and South America are boxed.


According to the map above, which state in South America received its independence first?

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Photo shows a group of men including Emiliano Zapata Madero, and Villa are posing wearing wide hats.


A major goal of Mexican revolutionaries, like Emiliano Zapata below, was to:

. Where did most of the immigrants from Europe, like the one's below, settle in Latin America?


Photo shows a huge dining hall filled with a large gathering of people sitting around.

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