Federal Republic of Central America - Quiz
Federal Republic of Central America
  • 1. What was the initial name of the Federal Republic of Central America?
A) Republic of the Five States
B) Central American Union
C) Confederation of Central America
D) United Provinces of Central America
  • 2. In what year did the Federal Republic of Central America cease to exist?
A) 1839
B) 1830
C) 1835
D) 1841
  • 3. How many states originally composed the republic?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Four
  • 4. Which city served as the capital of the republic until 1834?
A) Tegucigalpa
B) San Salvador
C) San Jose
D) Guatemala City
  • 5. To which city was the seat of government moved in 1834?
A) San Salvador
B) Managua
C) Guatemala City
D) Panama City
  • 6. Which country bordered the republic to the north?
A) United States
B) Belize
C) Mexico
D) Gran Colombia
  • 7. What entity occupied the territory to the south of the republic?
A) Mexico
B) The Caribbean Sea
C) Gran Colombia
D) Brazil
  • 8. In what year did Central America declare independence from the Spanish Empire?
A) 1825
B) 1822
C) 1823
D) 1821
  • 9. Which empire annexed Central America in 1822?
A) Spanish Empire
B) British Empire
C) First Mexican Empire
D) Gran Colombian Empire
  • 10. The republic's constitution was based on the government of which nation?
A) Mexico
B) France
C) Spain
D) United States
  • 11. Who was elected as the first president of the republic in 1825?
A) Jose Cecilio del Valle
B) Francisco Morazán
C) Simon Bolivar
D) Manuel José Arce
  • 12. Why did Manuel José Arce align himself with conservatives?
A) Because he was a staunch conservative
B) To appease the British
C) Due to a military coup
D) To secure his election as president
  • 13. Who led the liberals to victory in the civil war of 1827–1829?
A) Francisco Morazán
B) Rafael Carrera
C) Manuel José Arce
D) Jose Santos Guardiola
  • 14. In what year was Francisco Morazán elected president?
A) 1825
B) 1829
C) 1830
D) 1838
  • 15. What was a major reason cited for the republic's political instability?
A) Too much tax revenue
B) Federal system of government
C) Foreign invasion
D) Excessive infrastructure
  • 16. What prevented the federal government from repaying foreign loans?
A) Gold standard fluctuations
B) Lack of banking institutions
C) Insufficient agricultural exports
D) Total refusal of the states to pay
  • 17. What economic difficulty contributed to the instability of the republic?
A) Inadequate interstate infrastructure
B) Lack of available labor
C) Hyperinflation
D) Trade embargoes
  • 18. What is the name of the modern organization that former members belong to?
A) Central American Integration System (SICA)
B) Federation of the Americas
C) Central American Union
D) Organization of American States
  • 19. Between which years did a Federal District exist?
A) 1823–1827
B) 1835–1839
C) 1830–1834
D) 1839–1841
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