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) Central American Union
B) Confederation of Central America
C) United Provinces of Central America
D) Republic of the Five States
  • 2. In what year did the Federal Republic of Central America cease to exist?
A) 1835
B) 1830
C) 1839
D) 1841
  • 3. How many states originally composed the republic?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Four
D) Six
  • 4. Which city served as the capital of the republic until 1834?
A) Tegucigalpa
B) Guatemala City
C) San Salvador
D) San Jose
  • 5. To which city was the seat of government moved in 1834?
A) Managua
B) Guatemala City
C) San Salvador
D) Panama City
  • 6. Which country bordered the republic to the north?
A) Gran Colombia
B) Mexico
C) Belize
D) United States
  • 7. What entity occupied the territory to the south of the republic?
A) Mexico
B) Brazil
C) Gran Colombia
D) The Caribbean Sea
  • 8. In what year did Central America declare independence from the Spanish Empire?
A) 1822
B) 1823
C) 1821
D) 1825
  • 9. Which empire annexed Central America in 1822?
A) British Empire
B) First Mexican Empire
C) Gran Colombian Empire
D) Spanish Empire
  • 10. The republic's constitution was based on the government of which nation?
A) France
B) Spain
C) Mexico
D) United States
  • 11. Who was elected as the first president of the republic in 1825?
A) Francisco Morazán
B) Jose Cecilio del Valle
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 secure his election as president
C) To appease the British
D) Due to a military coup
  • 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) 1829
B) 1825
C) 1830
D) 1838
  • 15. What was a major reason cited for the republic's political instability?
A) Excessive infrastructure
B) Too much tax revenue
C) Foreign invasion
D) Federal system of government
  • 16. What prevented the federal government from repaying foreign loans?
A) Gold standard fluctuations
B) Insufficient agricultural exports
C) Total refusal of the states to pay
D) Lack of banking institutions
  • 17. What economic difficulty contributed to the instability of the republic?
A) Inadequate interstate infrastructure
B) Trade embargoes
C) Hyperinflation
D) Lack of available labor
  • 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) Organization of American States
D) Central American Union
  • 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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