1) The numbers of native people of the Caribbean dropped after the arrival of the Europeans because of disease, overwork, and starvation. a) True b) False 2) The European landowners brought in hundreds of thousands of European workers to work in sugar plantations. a) True b) False 3) The Columbian Exchange was the name for the transfer of goods and people between Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. a) True b) False 4) Haiti was the first area in the Caribbean to gain independence. a) True b) False 5) The Dominican Republic, Cuba, and Puerto Rico won independence in 1844. a) True b) False 6) Following independence, rule by caudillos and poverty have remained problems in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. a) True b) False 7) Fidel Castro became the leader of Cuba following a revolution in 1959. a) True b) False 8) During Castro’s rule, Cuba and the United States enjoyed a strong and positive relationship. a) True b) False

Chapter 7 - Lesson 2

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