50ptsTest 1 History Third Quarter

Front

Why was the Isthmus of Panama important during colonial times?

Back

It connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Front

What were the ferias de Portobelo?

Back

Trade fairs where merchants exchanged goods

Front

Which road connected Panama City to Portobelo?

Back

Camino de Cruces

Front

What was carried across the Isthmus on the Camino Real?

Back

Silver and gold

Front

What danger threatened the transit route across Panama?

Back

Pirates and buccaneers

Front

What is a cacique?

Back

An Indigenous leader

Front

How do historians know about the Brave Caciques?

Back

From Spanish chroniclers like Oviedo and letters of explorers

Front

What made Urracá a famous leader in Veraguas?

Back

He united Indigenous groups and resisted the Spanish for more than 14 years

Front

How did Urracá escape after being captured by Pedrarias Dávila in 1527?

Back

He escaped and returned to continue the fight

Front

What symbol today honors Urracá in Panama?

Back

His face on the one-cent coin