The Latin American Revolutions

What was the difference between Creoles and Peninsulares? 

• Only the Peninsulares were white. 

• The Creoles were white, but the Peninsulares were of mixed African and Native American ancestry. 

• Both were white, but the Peninsulares were born in Europe and had more privileges. 

Were Mestizos people of mixed European and Native American ancestry? 

• Yes

• No

Which group were the leaders of the  revolutions in Latin America? 

• Peninsulares

• Creoles

• Mestizos

• Natives

Why did Spain and Portugal have a hard time keeping control of their colonies in Latin America? 

• There were significant language barriers. 

• Very few Spanish or Portuguese moved to the Americas. 

• Napoleon invaded Spain and Portugal. 

• None of these

Before the Latin American Revolutions of 1810-1822 there were no examples of resistance among the Native peoples  against Spanish rule. 

• True

• False

• Historians are not certain.

The revolution in Mexico was started in 1810 by a Catholic priest named___

• Father Hidalgo

• Agustine Itrubide

• Andrés Manuel López Obrador

What was Simon Bolivar's dream for Latin America? 

• That it would become the richest region in the world. 

• That would be united under one government. 

• That it would all be called "The United States of Mexico and Bolivia"

How was Brazil's experience different from that of the Spanish colonies of Latin America? 

• The king of Portugal actually ruled in Brazil for a while after Napoleon invaded Portugal. 

• Brazil was never able to become free of its mother country Portugal. 

• Brazil did not have Creoles or Peninsulares. 

What was NOT an effect of the Latin American Revolutions of 1810-1822?

(Three of these are true. One is false.  Find the false one.)

• The economies of Latin Ameriica remained relatively undeveloped. 

• The Creoles gained power and the Peninsulares lost power. 

• Many Latin American countries created successful democracies. 

• Social hierarchy based on race remained in place.