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Colonial
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period of a country is the period in which its new colonies try to grow.
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To drive away; to dismiss
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banish
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A pirate
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buccaneer
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One who seeks office
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candidate
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A type of sea plane
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hydroplane
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A council, usually of citizens
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junta
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Just below the top royalty (king)
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viceroyalty
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The Viceroyalty of New Granada was made up of what countries?
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Venezuela
Ecuador Colombia Panama |
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Colombia's Independence Day
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July 20, 1810
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United Providence of New Granada
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viceroyalty
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council
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junta
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a principal city-state
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Cartagena
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European General
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Napoleon
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Who is considered the Great Liberator of South America?
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Bolivar
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Bogota is known for:
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capital city and the Salt Cathedral
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Medellin is known for:
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cool climate, orchids, and textiles.
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What are some of the items that describe Buenaventura?
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oil exporting
most important Colombian port |
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Leticia is known for:
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exporting zoo animals
hunting |
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What does CAJA do?
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small business loans
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The Gold Museum of Bogota:
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exhibits gold treasures
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Between the mountain ridges of Colombia are:
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fertile valleys
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In the colonial days of Colombia:
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Indians worked for no pay
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Ruanas are usually made of:
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cotton or wool
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Today, the government of Colombia is a:
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democracy
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Bolivar drove out the Spanish armies with the help of:
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Santander
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The present capital of Brazil is Belem.
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false
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Colombia has rid itself of most slums.
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false
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Ancient events have no interest to the present-day people of Colombia.
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false
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bank that makes small loans
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CAJA
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first airline in Americas
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Air Avianca
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zoo animals
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Leticia
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walled city
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Cartagena
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textiles
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Medellin
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discovered Brazil
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Cabral
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Great Liberator
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Bolivar
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Two reasons why Bolivar was an unpopular leader were:
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he was not in the country frequently
he was a tyrant |
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Two ways in which Colombia solved the problem of friction between two political parties were:
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alternating four-year terms between parties
dividing the offices equally between the two parties |
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The official language of Colombia is:
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spanish
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The river that divides the west ridge of mountains from the central ridge is the:
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cauca river
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Above 3,000 feet to 7,000 feet, the principal crop in Colombia is what?
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coffee
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Panama separates the Caribbean Sea from the:
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Pacific Ocean
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A dictator has absolute authority.
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true
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A junta is a council of what?
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citizens
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