Question 1

IDENTIFICATION
-José Tomás Boves

Accepted Answer

José Tomás Boves was a Spanish military

Question 2

IDENTIFICATION
-Francisco de Miranda

Accepted Answer

Francisco de Miranda, whose full name is

Question 3

Mexico's transition to independence was peculiarly difficult and contradictory. Explain the reasons for this.

Accepted Answer

Mexico's transition to independence was

Question 4

To what extent was the Latin American movement for independence a social revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Latin American movement for independ

Question 5

IDENTIFICATION
-Simón Bolívar

Accepted Answer

Simón Bolívar, also known as Simón José

Question 6

The Latin American wars of independence

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A)  were accompanied by sweeping social changes. 
B)  left existing economic and social structures basically intact. 
C)  enabled large numbers of indígenas and mixed-bloods to rise in the social scale. 
D)  significantly broadened the base of landownership in Latin America. 
A)  were accompanied by sweeping social changes. 
B)  left existing economic and social structures basically intact. 
C)  enabled large numbers of indígenas and mixed-bloods to rise in the social scale. 
D)  significantly broadened the base of landownership in Latin America.

Question 7

A distinctive feature of Bolívar's military leadership was his

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A)  rejection of the slogan War to the Death against all Spaniards. 
B)  skillful use of ambush and hit-and-run tactics. 
C)  advancement of soldiers for merit, without regard to social background or color. 
D)  masterful use of cavalry charges. 
A)  rejection of the slogan War to the Death against all Spaniards. 
B)  skillful use of ambush and hit-and-run tactics. 
C)  advancement of soldiers for merit, without regard to social background or color. 
D)  masterful use of cavalry charges.

Question 8

José Rodríguez de Francia was Paraguay's first president and

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A)  bishop. 
B)  prime minister. 
C)  king. 
D)  dictator. 
A)  bishop. 
B)  prime minister. 
C)  king. 
D)  dictator.

Question 9

One important consequence of Spain's alliance with Napoleon against England was

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A)  the British invasion and conquest of Buenos Aires. 
B)  British open support for independence movements in Latin America. 
C)  Spain's opening of Spanish American ports to trade with neutral nations. 
D)  a massive increase in British contraband trade with Spanish America. 
A)  the British invasion and conquest of Buenos Aires. 
B)  British open support for independence movements in Latin America. 
C)  Spain's opening of Spanish American ports to trade with neutral nations. 
D)  a massive increase in British contraband trade with Spanish America.

Question 10

Toussaint L'Ouverture was a

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A)  former slave who led the Haitian Revolution in its demand for the abolition of slavery. 
B)  leader of the French Revolution who sought to preserve Haiti as a French colony. 
C)  free mulatto who supported slavery, but called for the political independence of Haiti. 
D)  Frenchman who abandoned his Haitian plantation and slaves during the Revolution. 
A)  former slave who led the Haitian Revolution in its demand for the abolition of slavery. 
B)  leader of the French Revolution who sought to preserve Haiti as a French colony. 
C)  free mulatto who supported slavery, but called for the political independence of Haiti. 
D)  Frenchman who abandoned his Haitian plantation and slaves during the Revolution.

Question 11

The liberation of New Granada was achieved by the decisive patriot victory at

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A)  Carabobo. 
B)  Boyacá. 
C)  Pipincha. 
D)  Ayacucho. 
A)  Carabobo. 
B)  Boyacá. 
C)  Pipincha. 
D)  Ayacucho.

Question 12

The critical issue discussed at the Conference of Guayaquil was

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A)  whether Guayaquil should belong to Peru or Gran Colombia. 
B)  whether independent Spanish America should be monarchical or republican. 
C)  whether Bolívar or San Martín should bring the struggle for independence to an end. 
D)  how to secure continental liberation by defeating Spanish forces in Peru. 
A)  whether Guayaquil should belong to Peru or Gran Colombia. 
B)  whether independent Spanish America should be monarchical or republican. 
C)  whether Bolívar or San Martín should bring the struggle for independence to an end. 
D)  how to secure continental liberation by defeating Spanish forces in Peru.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATION
-Carabobo

Accepted Answer

The term "Carabobo" can refer to several

Question 14

Iturbide's program for Mexican independence proposed

Accepted Answer

A)  the civil equality of creoles and peninsulars. 
B)  the establishment of a monarchy with himself as ruler. 
C)  free trade with all nations. 
D)  a republic based on universal suffrage. 
A)  the civil equality of creoles and peninsulars. 
B)  the establishment of a monarchy with himself as ruler. 
C)  free trade with all nations. 
D)  a republic based on universal suffrage.

Question 15

The woman whom Bolívar praised as an "Amazon" for her heroic defense of liberation was

Accepted Answer

A)  Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez. 
B)  Manuela Saenz. 
C)  Policarpa Salvarrieta. 
D)  María Quiteira de Jesus. 
A)  Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez. 
B)  Manuela Saenz. 
C)  Policarpa Salvarrieta. 
D)  María Quiteira de Jesus.

Question 16

The woman who saved Bolívar's life, known as "La Libertadora" (the female liberator), was

Accepted Answer

A)  Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez. 
B)  Manuela Saenz. 
C)  Policarpa Salvarrieta. 
D)  María Quiteira de Jesus. 
A)  Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez. 
B)  Manuela Saenz. 
C)  Policarpa Salvarrieta. 
D)  María Quiteira de Jesus.

IDENTIFICATION -José Tomás Boves

IDENTIFICATION -Francisco de Miranda

Mexico's transition to independence was peculiarly difficult and contradictory. Explain the reasons for this.

To what extent was the Latin American movement for independence a social revolution?

IDENTIFICATION -Simón Bolívar

The Latin American wars of independence

A distinctive feature of Bolívar's military leadership was his

José Rodríguez de Francia was Paraguay's first president and

One important consequence of Spain's alliance with Napoleon against England was

Toussaint L'Ouverture was a

The liberation of New Granada was achieved by the decisive patriot victory at

The critical issue discussed at the Conference of Guayaquil was

IDENTIFICATION -Carabobo

Iturbide's program for Mexican independence proposed

The woman whom Bolívar praised as an "Amazon" for her heroic defense of liberation was

The woman who saved Bolívar's life, known as "La Libertadora" (the female liberator), was

Ancient America

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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Exam 8: The Independence of Latin America

IDENTIFICATION -José Tomás Boves

IDENTIFICATION -Francisco de Miranda

Mexico's transition to independence was peculiarly difficult and contradictory. Explain the reasons for this.

To what extent was the Latin American movement for independence a social revolution?

IDENTIFICATION -Simón Bolívar

The Latin American wars of independence

A distinctive feature of Bolívar's military leadership was his

José Rodríguez de Francia was Paraguay's first president and

One important consequence of Spain's alliance with Napoleon against England was

Toussaint L'Ouverture was a

The liberation of New Granada was achieved by the decisive patriot victory at

The critical issue discussed at the Conference of Guayaquil was

IDENTIFICATION -Carabobo

Iturbide's program for Mexican independence proposed

The woman whom Bolívar praised as an "Amazon" for her heroic defense of liberation was

The woman who saved Bolívar's life, known as "La Libertadora" (the female liberator), was

Ancient America

The Hispanic Background

The Conquest of America

The Economic Foundations of Colonial Life

State, Church, and Society

Colonial Brazil

The Bourbon Reforms and Spanish America

Decolonization and the Search for National Identities, 1821-1870

Race, Nation, and the Meaning of Freedom, 1821-1888

The Triumph of Neocolonialism and the Liberal State, 1870-1900

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