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Study Guide — History of Latin America and Caribbean
1) What is the “Columbian Exchange?”
The movement of goods (foods, plants, people, etc.) between Europe (the Old
World) and the Americas (the New World).
2) What happened to the population of the Native Americans once the Europeans arrived in the
new world?
The native American population significantly decreased over time.
3) What ways did the Europeans hurt Native Americans in the Americas
Natives were enslaved and contracted diseases from the Europeans.
4) What is the “Triangular Trade”?
The movement of goods (foods, plants, slaves, etc.) between Europe, Africa,
and the Americas.
5) What 3 regions were effected by the Triangular Trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
6) Describe what “products” were shipped to each of the 3 regions?
To Africa  Pots, pans, weapons, metal goods, etc. from Europe
To Americas  Slaves from Africa

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To Europe  Agricultural goods and minerals from the Americas.
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7) Where did the Europeans of the 16 century find cheap labor for work in the New World
(Americas)?
Slaves from Africa
8) What is the main reason the Europeans chose slaves from Africa to use as a labor source?
Africans were experienced farmers and used to the veru hot temperatures.
9) Which animal brought over by the Europeans was most helpful?
Horses
10)Which two European countries contributed MOST to the languages of Latin America?
Spain & Portugal
11)Toussaint L’Ouverture was most famous for gaining independence for what country?
Haiti
12)How did the French convince Toussaint L’Ouverture and his men to fight with them against
Spain?
They promised freedom to the slaves that were fighting with L’Ouverture.

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13)Who imprisoned (country) Toussaint L’Ouverture?
France
14)Why was Simon Bolivar known as “The Libertador?”
Because he liberated (freed) many South American countries
15)Which country did Bolivar and his army gain independence from?
Spain
16)This country, Bolivar’s home country, gained their independence from Bolivar’s efforts?
Venezuela
17)What other countries did Bolivar help gain its independence?
Panama, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, & Ecuador
18)What was the occupation of Miguel Hidalgo?
He was a Catholic priest
19)What country did Miguel Hidalgo help gain its independence?
Mexico

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20)Who took over as dictator in Cuba in 1959? Who was the dictator before that?
Fidel Castro, and he overthrew Fulgencia Batista
21)What type of government did Fidel Castro create?
Communist
22)Which country helped him build Cuba into a communist community?
Soviet Union
23)What Soviet possession was located on Cuba that nearly caused WWIII or a nuclear war?
Nuclear weapons
24)What man were the Zapatistas named after?
Emiliano Zapata
25)What did the Zapatistas fight for?
Improved civil rights and living conditions of the indigenous people of Mexico
26)Why did the Zapatistas NOT like NAFTA?
It allowed cheap crops to flood into Mexico, hurting the poor Mexican farmers,
and the Zapatistas also believed it favored the wealthy and hurt the poor

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27)What did the Zapatistas do to show they were against NAFTA?
The day NAFTA was put in place the Zapatistas took hostage of 7 towns in the
Mexican state of Chiapas.