Latin American History

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  1. 3. ______ of American States
  2. 6. Became independent in 1818
  3. 8. This is the person who failed (first attempt) to take over Cuba
  4. 12. This is the person who conquered the Aztec capital
  5. 13. Brazil became free from this country
  6. 15. Brazil ended this in the late 1800s
  7. 16. This is how the first people got to North or South America (both words together)
  8. 17. Mexican people did this in the beginning of the 1900s
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  1. 1. American president created this to scare off European countries (both words, no space)
  2. 2. Person who helped make Mexico a free country
  3. 4. America made Puerto Rico this in the 1950s
  4. 5. Declares independence in 1819
  5. 7. Person who lost in a war to Spain and Indians
  6. 9. Country became independent in 1825
  7. 10. In El Salvador, 30,000 Indians peasants died in an _____
  8. 11. This is the country that colonized most of South America
  9. 12. Maya Indians fought against slavery in the _____ War
  10. 14. Declares independence in 1816