Review and Explore

Review the Main Ideas

1. Question

   How and why did the process of nation-state consolidation vary across the Americas?

   How and why did the process of nation-state consolidation vary across the Americas?

2. Question

   Why did slavery last longer in the United States, Brazil, and Cuba than in the other republics of the Americas? How did patterns of resistance shape slavery and abolition?

   Why did slavery last longer in the United States, Brazil, and Cuba than in the other republics of the Americas? How did patterns of resistance shape slavery and abolition?

3. Question

   As Latin America became more integrated into the world economy, how did patterns of economic growth shape social relations and political culture?

   As Latin America became more integrated into the world economy, how did patterns of economic growth shape social relations and political culture?

4. Question

   What factors shaped immigration patterns to the Americas? How did immigrants shape — and how were they shaped by — their new settings?

   What factors shaped immigration patterns to the Americas? How did immigrants shape — and how were they shaped by — their new settings?

5. Question

   In what ways did U.S. policies in the Caribbean and Central America resemble European imperialism? How did U.S. foreign policy depart from European imperialism?

   In what ways did U.S. policies in the Caribbean and Central America resemble European imperialism? How did U.S. foreign policy depart from European imperialism?