Question

3 - latin american revolutions
ary matching
correctly match the terms in the word bank below to the correct definition.
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multiple choice
directions: circle the answer that best responds to each question.

1. which two groups in latin american colonial society controlled both the government and the military?

a. indians and mestizos
b. mestizos and mulattos
c. creoles and peninsulars
d. peninsulars and indians

1. by 1801, toussaint louverture led a slave revolt and took control of ________, freeing all of the enslaved africans.

a. cuba
b. haiti
c. mexico
d. venezuela

Explanation:

• For question 45: In Latin American colonial society, peninsulares (Spaniards born in Spain) held high - level government positions, and creoles (Spaniards born in Latin America) were often in the military. Indians and mestizos (mixed - race of European and Native American) and mulattos (mixed - race of European and African) were lower in the social hierarchy.
• For question 46: Toussaint L'Ouverture led a successful slave revolt in Haiti. He fought against French colonial rule and slavery, and by 1801, he had taken control of Haiti and freed the enslaved Africans.

Answer:

1. C. creoles and peninsulares
2. B. Haiti