Question 1

Which of the following is related to the difficulty of raising taxes in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  mita 
B)  repartida 
C)  ecomienda 
D)  triangular trade 
E)  none of the above 
A)  mita 
B)  repartida 
C)  ecomienda 
D)  triangular trade 
E)  none of the above B

Question 2

About ___ million slaves crossed the Atlantic from 1492 to the 1830s.

Accepted Answer

A)  3.2 
B)  7.5 
C)  6.8 
D)  5.9 
E)  4.5 
A)  3.2 
B)  7.5 
C)  6.8 
D)  5.9 
E)  4.5 E

Question 3

Which of the following is associated with Portugese control of Brazil?

Accepted Answer

A)  mercantilism 
B)  colonial benevolence 
C)  Treaty of Tordesillas 
D)  slaves 
E)  none of the above 
A)  mercantilism 
B)  colonial benevolence 
C)  Treaty of Tordesillas 
D)  slaves 
E)  none of the above C

Question 4

How did the existence of natural resources coupled with Spanish colonial rule tend to retard growth of GDP in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

The existence of natural resources coupl

Question 5

Describe the link between the discovery of gold and silver in Latin America and the beginning of the encomienda system.

Accepted Answer

The discovery of gold and silver in Lati

Question 6

How did mercantilism affect Latin America?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism, which was the dominant eco

Question 7

Which of the following was not involved in triangular trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves 
B)  trade goods such as cloth and cooking utensils 
C)  rum 
D)  sugar 
E)  oil 
A)  slaves 
B)  trade goods such as cloth and cooking utensils 
C)  rum 
D)  sugar 
E)  oil

Question 8

Explain the differences between the colonial experience in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. What accounts for this difference?

Accepted Answer

The colonial experience in Brazil differ

Question 9

Sugar, tobacco, and slavery were most closely associated with which country in colonial Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Peru 
E)  Panama 
A)  Brazil 
B)  Colombia 
C)  Mexico 
D)  Peru 
E)  Panama

Question 10

According to Maddison, the GDP in North and South America were roughly equivalent in what year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1800 
B)  1500 
C)  1900 
D)  1700 
E)  2000 
A)  1800 
B)  1500 
C)  1900 
D)  1700 
E)  2000

Question 11

Urbanization in Latin America can be attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively high wages in urban areas. 
B)  relatively low wages in rural areas. 
C)  poor infrastructure, education, and health care in rural areas. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  relatively high wages in urban areas. 
B)  relatively low wages in rural areas. 
C)  poor infrastructure, education, and health care in rural areas. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Engerman and Solokoff (1997) posited that if a country had an abundance of commodities, this could lead to the existence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  an extractive state. 
B)  laws and institutions that protected the power of elites 
C)  heavy spending on education 
D)  large investments in infrastructure 
E)  a and b 
A)  an extractive state. 
B)  laws and institutions that protected the power of elites 
C)  heavy spending on education 
D)  large investments in infrastructure 
E)  a and b

Question 13

The Brazilian equivalent of the latifundias were:

Accepted Answer

A)  fazendas. 
B)  pampas. 
C)  mitas. 
D)  repartidas. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  fazendas. 
B)  pampas. 
C)  mitas. 
D)  repartidas. 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Which of the following stressed the importance of a trade surplus?

Accepted Answer

A)  latifundia 
B)  minifundia 
C)  longitude 
D)  triangular trade 
E)  mercantilism 
A)  latifundia 
B)  minifundia 
C)  longitude 
D)  triangular trade 
E)  mercantilism

Question 15

Which of the following was used to procure unpaid labor by the colonial authorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mita system 
B)  repartida 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  the Kuznets system 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the mita system 
B)  repartida 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  the Kuznets system 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

Total migration to Latin America between 1492 to 1830 was _____ million.

Accepted Answer

A)  2.0 
B)  4.2 
C)  4.5 
D)  6.6 
E)  8.2 
A)  2.0 
B)  4.2 
C)  4.5 
D)  6.6 
E)  8.2

Question 17

The labor system used in colonial Latin America where workers could supply labor in order to pay their taxes was known as the _____ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  econmienda 
B)  repartida 
C)  mita 
D)  triangular 
E)  none of the above 
A)  econmienda 
B)  repartida 
C)  mita 
D)  triangular 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

How can the current problems of weak public education and poor infrastructure be traced to developments in colonial Latin America?

Accepted Answer

The current problems of weak public educ

Question 19

Which of the following was not a factor that led to the independence movements of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taxation 
B)  Top administrative position being held by those born in Spain 
C)  Issue of land distribution 
D)  Women's suffrage 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Taxation 
B)  Top administrative position being held by those born in Spain 
C)  Issue of land distribution 
D)  Women's suffrage 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

The Golden Age was fueled by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Import Substitution Industrialization 
B)  Commodity booms 
C)  Protective tariffs 
D)  Mercantilism 
E)  Import quotas 
A)  Import Substitution Industrialization 
B)  Commodity booms 
C)  Protective tariffs 
D)  Mercantilism 
E)  Import quotas

Which of the following is related to the difficulty of raising taxes in Latin America?

About ___ million slaves crossed the Atlantic from 1492 to the 1830s.

Which of the following is associated with Portugese control of Brazil?

How did the existence of natural resources coupled with Spanish colonial rule tend to retard growth of GDP in Latin America?

Describe the link between the discovery of gold and silver in Latin America and the beginning of the encomienda system.

How did mercantilism affect Latin America?

Which of the following was not involved in triangular trade?

Explain the differences between the colonial experience in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. What accounts for this difference?

Sugar, tobacco, and slavery were most closely associated with which country in colonial Latin America.

According to Maddison, the GDP in North and South America were roughly equivalent in what year?

Urbanization in Latin America can be attributed to:

Engerman and Solokoff (1997) posited that if a country had an abundance of commodities, this could lead to the existence of:

The Brazilian equivalent of the latifundias were:

Which of the following stressed the importance of a trade surplus?

Which of the following was used to procure unpaid labor by the colonial authorities?

Total migration to Latin America between 1492 to 1830 was _____ million.

The labor system used in colonial Latin America where workers could supply labor in order to pay their taxes was known as the _____ system.

How can the current problems of weak public education and poor infrastructure be traced to developments in colonial Latin America?

Which of the following was not a factor that led to the independence movements of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Latin America?

The Golden Age was fueled by:

Economic Growth and Latin America

Limits to Growth in Latin America

Growth and the Environment in Latin America

Latin American and Primary Commodities

Import Substitution in Latin America

Latin American Trade Policy

Exchange-Rate Policy

Financing Current-Account Deficits

Macroeconomic Policy in Latin America

Macroeconomic Stability

Poverty Inequality

Economic Policy Debates in Latin America

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Exam 1: Latin American Economic History

Which of the following is related to the difficulty of raising taxes in Latin America?

About ___ million slaves crossed the Atlantic from 1492 to the 1830s.

Which of the following is associated with Portugese control of Brazil?

How did the existence of natural resources coupled with Spanish colonial rule tend to retard growth of GDP in Latin America?

Describe the link between the discovery of gold and silver in Latin America and the beginning of the encomienda system.

How did mercantilism affect Latin America?

Which of the following was not involved in triangular trade?

Explain the differences between the colonial experience in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. What accounts for this difference?

Sugar, tobacco, and slavery were most closely associated with which country in colonial Latin America.

According to Maddison, the GDP in North and South America were roughly equivalent in what year?

Urbanization in Latin America can be attributed to:

Engerman and Solokoff (1997) posited that if a country had an abundance of commodities, this could lead to the existence of:

The Brazilian equivalent of the latifundias were:

Which of the following stressed the importance of a trade surplus?

Which of the following was used to procure unpaid labor by the colonial authorities?

Total migration to Latin America between 1492 to 1830 was _____ million.

The labor system used in colonial Latin America where workers could supply labor in order to pay their taxes was known as the _____ system.

How can the current problems of weak public education and poor infrastructure be traced to developments in colonial Latin America?

Which of the following was not a factor that led to the independence movements of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in Latin America?

The Golden Age was fueled by:

Economic Growth and Latin America

Limits to Growth in Latin America

Growth and the Environment in Latin America

Latin American and Primary Commodities

Import Substitution in Latin America

Latin American Trade Policy

Exchange-Rate Policy

Financing Current-Account Deficits

Macroeconomic Policy in Latin America

Macroeconomic Stability

Poverty Inequality

Economic Policy Debates in Latin America

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