Question 1

Which of the following early peoples lived in the Tropical North?

Accepted Answer

Carib

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Huron

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Aztec

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Maya

Question 2

Where did the Spanish establish their colonial capital cities?

Accepted Answer

where the Native Americans already had settlements

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on hills above the Native American villages

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on flatlands

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on the coastlines

Question 3

What event did Spanish colonists use to their advantage in order to gain independence?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon’s conquest of Spain

Answer

Civil War

Answer

Spanish-American War

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Revolutionary War

Question 4

How are Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana similar?

Accepted Answer

People in all three places eventually gained the right to vote.

Answer

All three regions remained colonies with a limited self-government.

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All three eventually gained independence.

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People of all three countries became French citizens.

Question 5

What is the chief cause of conflict among the Tropical North’s countries?

Accepted Answer

Their governments are unstable.

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They have never determined fixed borders.

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They fight to control the resources.

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They cover a vast area and are hard to govern.

Question 6

Who were the Maroons?

Accepted Answer

rebel groups in Suriname who are descendants of escaped enslaved people

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Spanish adventurers

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an advanced civilization that conquered some native groups

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one of several hunter-gatherer native peoples

Question 7

What type of estate is referred to as haciendas?

Accepted Answer

large rural estates

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one of several hunter-gatherer native peoples

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rebel groups in Suriname

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an advanced civilization

Question 8

What civilization conquered some native groups of the Tropical North?

Accepted Answer

Inca

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Spanish adventurers

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Maroons

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Arawak

Question 9

Which group is known as one of several hunter-gatherer native peoples?

Accepted Answer

Arawak

Answer

Maroons

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Inca

Answer

Carib

Question 10

In what century did Spanish adventurers land on the Caribbean coasts?

Accepted Answer

early 1500s

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early 1600s

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mid 1500s

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late 1400s

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