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Brazil’s road to independence was different from that of its Latin American neighbors in that

A
the battles with Portugal were much bloodier.
B
Brazil sought independence from France and Portugal.
C
criollos signed a petition and asked the king’s son, Don Pedro, to rule.
D
criollos killed the Portuguese king and appointed Don Pedro in his place.
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What was the economy of Saint Domingue dependent upon? Select four options.

A
sugar plantations
B
enslaved Africans
C
an African uprising
D
strenuous manual labor
E
a majority of free Whites
F
ruthless plantation owners
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When Napoleon seized the Spanish throne and replaced it with a French king, criollos in Latin America

A
believed Napoleon would make things better.
B
believed the people should take control.
C
supported the new French king.
D
supported reinstating the Spanish king.
4

What was a direct result of the uprising in Haiti?

A
Plantation owners stopped abusing the people they enslaved.
B
All enslaved people on the island were freed by the rebels.
C
Toussaint L’Ouverture was released by the French.
D
Enslaved people began producing more crops.
5

Who sparked the independence movement in Mexico?

A
peninsulares and mestizos
B
criollos and peninsulares
C
criollos and Indigenous people
D
mestizos and Indigenous people
6

Look at the picture.

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A
Simón Bolívar
B
Toussaint L’Ouverture
C
Miguel Hidalgo
D
P. J. Laborie
7

Look at the picture.

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A
stopping the rebellion in a town called Dolores.
B
beginning the Mexican independence movement.
C
defeating the Spanish colonial government.
D
collaborating with criollos and peninsulares.
8

The coup d’etats are most often

A
extremely peaceful.
B
very violent.
C
unsuccessful.
D
long lasting.
9

In Spanish Latin America, people who were of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry were called

A
criollos.
B
mulattoes.
C
mestizos.
D
peninsulares.
10

Look at the chart.

Question illustration
A
smaller than the number of free Whites and people of color combined.
B
larger than the number of free Whites and people of color combined.
C
larger than the number of free Whites but smaller than the number of free people of color.
D
smaller than the number of free whites but larger than the number of free people of color.

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