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Name the countries in Central America.
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Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica
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What is a dictator?
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A person with complete control over a government. Usually not elected.
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What is a Landino?
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Guatemalan's with native and European ancestry.
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What is a Mulato?
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A person with African and European ancestry.
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What is the difference between a colony and a dependency?
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A colony must win or make an agreement to become independent. A dependency always has the choice.
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Why did so many Africans come to the West Indies and Central America?
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Because the Europeans had killed so many natives that there were not enough of them to work. They needed more workers so they brought over Africans.
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Who was Toussait L'Overture?
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He led the slave uprising in Haiti.
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Why do we call them the West Indies?
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Because Columbus thought he was in the Indies (India and the Phillipines) and these islands are in the western hemisphere.
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What was the most important crop on the islands?
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Sugar Cane.
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Why did the Spanish-American war start?
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The U.S.A. wanted to help free Puerto Rican and Cuban people, and to protect their plantations on those islands.
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