Who initiated the movement for independence in Mexico by calling on the mestizos and Indians to rebel in 1810?
A) Toussaint L'Overture
B) Father Miguel de Hidalgo
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Manuel de Rosas
Ans: B) Father Miguel de Hidalgo
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A) renouncing Spanish claims in North America B) opening the Mississippi to American shipping C) keeping England from attacking republican France D) purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France
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A. local rather than national issues B. assimilation and cooperation with white society C. their own distinct cultures and histories D. reparations for past wrongs rather than funding for current programs
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a. revealed itself in the generous attitude of the best masters toward their slaves b. was a set of ideas connecting the South with the English Puritans c. included the premise that the South produced true gentlemen, men of gallantry, and fine ladies d. was simply a cynical ploy to subjugate women
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A) France B) Russia C) Germany D) Belgium