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Final Jeopardy

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Latin America is divided into two regions- What are the names of those two regions?
Central and South America

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This mountain range extends from Peru down through Bolivia and Argentina.
Andes

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Why are the rainforest disappearing?
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He mistakenly thought the Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic today) was in fact India?
Columbus

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What was the name of the treaty that was signed to avoid war between Spain and Portugal?
Tordesillas

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Spanish soldiers, who were intent on gaining wealth and converting Native Americans to Christianity, did what;
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8. 2 - $200 What is the name of the explorer who “conquered” the Incas
Pizarro

9. 2 - $300 What is the name of the explorer who “conquered” the Aztec?
Cortez

10. 2 - $400 Most conquistadors came to Latin America to
Get rich or die trying

11. 2 - $500 What religion traditionally has dominated Latin America?
Catholicism

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Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint L’Overture are best known as
Leaders of Latin American independence movements.

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Which European country ruled Mexico until 1822?
Spain

14. 3 - $300 The first successful slave revolt in history occurred in:
Haiti

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As a result of the European Conquest in Latin America, much of what the Indian civilization had built was…
Destroyed

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What is the name of the trade between the Old and New world that included items such as goods, people and ideas?
Columbian Exchange

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What was one effect of the Colombian Exchange in Latin America?
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18. 4 - $200 What is the Encomendia System?
It gave Spanish settlers the right to demand taxes and labor from the people living on the land.

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According to this economic system, a country’s economic strength depended on increasing gold supply and the colonies were in charge of making the parent country rich.
Mercantilist

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This group of people was sent from Spain and Portugal to rule in South America- they were considered at the top of the strict social system.
Penninsulars

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This group of people were of mixed Native American and European decent.
Mestizo

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Historically, which is considered the most powerful group in Latin America?
Catholic Church

23. 5 - $200 In 1959, Cuban President_____________________ was overthrown
Batista

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______________ is a person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another after being granted permission to do so by the government.
Immigrant

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__________________ is a person who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa.
Undocumented Immigrant

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Because of the continuing problems between the United States and Cuba during the 60’s, the United States placed a(n) ________________________on Cuba stopping all trade between the two countries.
Embargo

27. Final Jeopardy
What is the main idea of the cartoon above?