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Dependence to Independence Unit 3 Test’s Study Guide
Please note: The following information will be used on the test. It will be found as multiple choice, matching and true-false questions.
Background Vocabulary
Please note: Vocabulary will be found in all sections of the test
1. A country joined to another country for a special purpose is anally.
2. Before the Revolutionary War, the American colonists decided to boycott, or refused to buy, British goods
3. A cash crop is a crop grown mostly for sale ratherthan for the farmer’s own use.
4. Acaudillois a military officer who gained power in Latin America after independence, but most caudilloswere concerned mainly with getting rich and holding power.
5. Acitizen is a person with certain rights and responsibilities under a particular government of that country.
6. Canada is a commonwealth, which is a self-governing political unit, with strong ties to the Great Britain.
7. Communism is an economic system in which the government owns all large businesses and most of the country’s land.
8. A coup is the overthrow of a ruler or government by a group, which then takes power.
9. A criollowas born in Latin America, and had Spanish parents or grandparents.
10. A dependent colony relies on the mother country for products and services.
11. One important Enlightenment idea was that government exists to protect the rights of the people.
12. In Belize, the official language is English, but in most Central American nations the official language isSpanish.
13. An exile is a Cuban immigrant who left Cuba because of political problems.
14. A large group of people who work togetherfor political change are known as a political movement.
North American Independence
15. American colonists objected to the taxes on British goods because the colonists were being taxed without having any representation in Parliament.
16. The purpose of the United States Constitution, approved in 1788, was to set up the framework of the government.
17. Under the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1763,Englandgot complete control over Canada.
18. As a result of the British North American Act of 1867, Canada had its owncentral government.
Latin American Independence
19. The Spanish colonies had a social structure in which everyone did not share basic rights and equality.
20. The Haitian Revolution was an example of how violence resulted in gaining independence in Latin America
Haiti’s Independence
21. Haitiwas the first European colony in Latin America to win independence.
22. In 1801, Toussaint L’Ouverture was theleader who helped banish slavery in Haiti.
South American Independence
23. Under Simón Bolívar’s leadership, independent Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama became joined in a federation calledGran Colombia.
24. José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar were two leaders who contributed to independence inSouth America.
25. Brazil was a colony of Portugal, underwent a non-violent revolution to gain its independence.