Quiz for Source 16.3: Claiming Rights

1. Question 16.9

   Who does Bolívar claim to be speaking for when he refers to “we” in his letter?
   

   Who does Bolívar claim to be speaking for when he refers to “we” in his letter?

   A.

   All of humankind

   B.

   All residents of Central and South America

   C.

   All those born in the Americans who possessed European ancestry

   D.

   All residents of the Americas who had been born in Spain

2. Question 16.10

   What threat to post-independence unity did Bolívar identify?
   

   What threat to post-independence unity did Bolívar identify?

   A.

   The potential military intervention of the United States

   B.

   The potential of a slave revolt

   C.

   Climatic and geographic differences between regions

   D.

   Violence associated with sectarian conflict between faiths

3. Question 16.11

   What aspect of Spanish rule did Bolívar object to?
   

   What aspect of Spanish rule did Bolívar object to?

   A.

   Spanish efforts to end slavery

   B.

   Spanish demands that local people staff all the positions in the state, army, and church in the Americas

   C.

   Trade barriers and monopolies imposed by the Spanish state that limited economic growth in the Americas

   D.

   The Spanish government’s promotion of peoples of mixed-race, Native American, and African descent to the highest offices in the state, army, and church, instead of Americans of European descent

4. Question 16.12

   What does Bolívar’s letter share with Source 16.1: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
   

   What does Bolívar’s letter share with Source 16.1: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?

   A.

   Both claim the right to resist oppression when one’s rights are denied.

   B.

   Both assert that slavery must be abolished as unjust.

   C.

   Both emphasize that religious freedom is a core human right.

   D.

   Both argue that taxes should be paid by the rich, but not the poor.