CHP 8 QUIZ 2

Who led the first profitable colony in the Americas called Castilla del Oro?

• Francisco Hernández de Córdoba

• Cristóbal de Olid

• Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

• Pedro Arias Dávila

What year did Spain found the region’s first permanent European settlement on Hispaniola?

• 1492

• 1524

• 1493

• 1504

Who was notorious for enslaving and murdering indigenous people?

• Cristóbal de Olid

• Francisco Hernández de Córdoba

• Pedro Arias Dávila

• Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Which country gained self-rule in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War?

• Haiti

• Costa Rica

• Cuba

• Nicaragua

What year did Haiti win its independence from France?

• 1804

• 1823

• 1898

• 1902

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the United Provinces of Central America?

• El Salvador

• Costa Rica

• Panama

• Guatemala

Who led a revolt of enslaved Africans in Haiti?

• Pedro Arias Dávila

• François Toussaint-Louverture

• Fidel Castro

• Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

What significant event happened in Cuba in 1959?

• It gained independence from France.

• It became a communist state.

• It was colonized by Great Britain.

• It opened the Panama Canal.

In what year did the Panama Canal open?

• 1914

• 1804

• 1823

• 1898

What percentage of Central America's population is mestizo?

• 80%

• 60%

• 40%

• 20%