Question 1

Juan Manuel de Rosas differed from Rivadavia in which important way?

Accepted Answer

A)  He supported liberal reform. 
B)  He ruled autocratically and violently. 
C)  He was a typical porteño rather than a gaucho. 
D)  He was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment. 
A)  He supported liberal reform. 
B)  He ruled autocratically and violently. 
C)  He was a typical porteño rather than a gaucho. 
D)  He was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment. B

Question 2

Which of these spurred writing of the Canadian constitution in 1864?

Accepted Answer

A)  the British North America Act 
B)  the American Civil War 
C)  a change in dynasty in Britain 
D)  the discovery of gold in Alaska 
A)  the British North America Act 
B)  the American Civil War 
C)  a change in dynasty in Britain 
D)  the discovery of gold in Alaska B

Question 3

What was the name of the revolutionary movement that overthrew Santa Anna's dictatorship?

Accepted Answer

La Reforma

Question 4

What were the cowboys and ranchers who dominated the agrarian economy of Argentina called?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Which of these was behind the War of the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

A)  competition over nitrate fields 
B)  ideological conflicts 
C)  racial conflicts 
D)  competition for export markets 
A)  competition over nitrate fields 
B)  ideological conflicts 
C)  racial conflicts 
D)  competition for export markets

Question 6

Argentina's export economy initially centered on

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat. 
B)  sheep. 
C)  oats. 
D)  beef. 
A)  wheat. 
B)  sheep. 
C)  oats. 
D)  beef.

Question 7

What distinguished Brazil from other newly independent Latin American nations?

Accepted Answer

Brazil distinguished itself from other n

Question 8

Bernardino Rivadavia did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage immigration. 
B)  centralize the Argentine government. 
C)  set up a parliament. 
D)  demand Catholic conformity. 
A)  encourage immigration. 
B)  centralize the Argentine government. 
C)  set up a parliament. 
D)  demand Catholic conformity.

Question 9

The gift from the Marquis de Lafayette to George Washington symbolized

Accepted Answer

A)  friendship between France and the United States 
B)  the impact of the American Revolution on the French Revolution 
C)  the large debts the French owed to the United States 
D)  the debt owed by the United States to France for help in the Revolutionary War 
A)  friendship between France and the United States 
B)  the impact of the American Revolution on the French Revolution 
C)  the large debts the French owed to the United States 
D)  the debt owed by the United States to France for help in the Revolutionary War

Question 10

Jim Crow laws ended with the Union's victory in the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The government created under the Articles of Confederation was too weak to deal with the nation's problems or enforce its laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the status of the Spanish colonies around 1788?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most peninsulares were on the verge of revolt. 
B)  Changes in Spain had appeased most calls for liberal reforms. 
C)  Most criollos were preparing for revolt. 
D)  Revolts against Spanish rule had occurred in several cities. 
A)  Most peninsulares were on the verge of revolt. 
B)  Changes in Spain had appeased most calls for liberal reforms. 
C)  Most criollos were preparing for revolt. 
D)  Revolts against Spanish rule had occurred in several cities.

Question 13

Which of these best describes the 1810 uprisings?

Accepted Answer

A)  A single revolution was coordinated by Simón Bolívar. 
B)  They were coordinated by a president. 
C)  Several regional revolutions occurred. 
D)  Separate revolutions converged into one massive uprising. 
A)  A single revolution was coordinated by Simón Bolívar. 
B)  They were coordinated by a president. 
C)  Several regional revolutions occurred. 
D)  Separate revolutions converged into one massive uprising.

Question 14

Which man declared Brazil's independence from Portugal?

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Question 15

Santa Anna was Mexico's leader when the country lost half of its territory to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Lincoln won the presidency on a platform of limiting expansion of slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

La Reforma was

Accepted Answer

A)  the revolutionary movement that overthrew Santa Anna. 
B)  the reform movement that set up a progressive government in Peru. 
C)  Bolívar's reform movement in Argentina. 
D)  Bolívar's independence movement in Latin America. 
A)  the revolutionary movement that overthrew Santa Anna. 
B)  the reform movement that set up a progressive government in Peru. 
C)  Bolívar's reform movement in Argentina. 
D)  Bolívar's independence movement in Latin America.

Question 18

What other "indispensable leader" did Bolívar most resemble?

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Question 19

Which of the following is a correct statement about López de Santa Anna?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a proponent of democracy. 
B)  He believed in moving Mexico away from authoritarianism. 
C)  He was unscrupulous and powerful. 
D)  He created a balanced government in Mexico. 
A)  He was a proponent of democracy. 
B)  He believed in moving Mexico away from authoritarianism. 
C)  He was unscrupulous and powerful. 
D)  He created a balanced government in Mexico.

Question 20

Madrid's most valuable possession in the Americas was

Accepted Answer

A)  Peru. 
B)  Colombia. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Cuba. 
A)  Peru. 
B)  Colombia. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  Cuba.

Exam 28: Nation Building in the Americas, 1789-1914

Juan Manuel de Rosas differed from Rivadavia in which important way?

Which of these spurred writing of the Canadian constitution in 1864?

What was the name of the revolutionary movement that overthrew Santa Anna's dictatorship?

What were the cowboys and ranchers who dominated the agrarian economy of Argentina called?

Which of these was behind the War of the Pacific?

Argentina's export economy initially centered on

What distinguished Brazil from other newly independent Latin American nations?

Bernardino Rivadavia did all of the following EXCEPT

The gift from the Marquis de Lafayette to George Washington symbolized

Jim Crow laws ended with the Union's victory in the Civil War.

The government created under the Articles of Confederation was too weak to deal with the nation's problems or enforce its laws.

What was the status of the Spanish colonies around 1788?

Which of these best describes the 1810 uprisings?

Which man declared Brazil's independence from Portugal?

Santa Anna was Mexico's leader when the country lost half of its territory to the United States.

Lincoln won the presidency on a platform of limiting expansion of slavery.

La Reforma was

What other "indispensable leader" did Bolívar most resemble?

Which of the following is a correct statement about López de Santa Anna?

Madrid's most valuable possession in the Americas was

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