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