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Prelude to Independence Latin America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Haiti was seeking independence from | france |
| Hispaniola has what two countries? | Dominican Republic and Haiti |
| What is the Treaty of Ryswick? | Acknowledges that the French officially won the portion of Hispainola known as Haiti. |
| What is a machete and it's use? | Along and sharp knife used for cutting sugar cane. |
| What is Voodoo and why is it important? | A religion that helped the Haitians cope with reality. |
| White Voodoo | Religions aspect that helps the people deal with reality. |
| Black Voodoo | Religion's aspect that deals with black magic, curses and spells. |
| Kreyol | An oral language of the African Slaves that is a combination of African and French influence. |
| Mexico and South America were seekng independence from | Spainish rule. |
| Mexico gained independence in | 1821 |
| Augustin Iturbide | The group of people responsible for Mexico becoming independent. |
| Prong #1 of the South American Independence movement moved | from south to north. |
| Prong #2 of the South American Independence movement moved | from north to south. |
| Prong #1 movement started in | Argentina |
| Prong #2 movement started in | Venezuela |
| Most of South America was liberated by | 1824. |
| Hongnon Bonkman | Voodoo priest |
| Night of Fire | African slaves uprising against the French Plantation owners. |
| Peninulares | People born in Spain but living in Latin America. |
| Criollos | Someone with Spanish parents born in latin America. |
| Father Miguel Hidalgo | A Catholic Priest in the town of Dolores. He appealed to the Metizos and native indians. |
| Grito de Delores | A sermon that Father Hidalgo preached that said Mexico should be free of Spain, Metizos and native indians should rule, and the death of the spanish government. |
| Augustin Iturbide | A man that declared Mexico a free and independent country. |
| Jose De San Martin | An Argentinean who lived in Spain and served in the Spanish army. |
| Bernardo O'Higgins | His troops crossed the Andes Mountains and liberated Chile. |
| Battle of Maipu | San Martin's forces suprised the Spaniards by invading them from the south. |
| Simon Bolivar | A Venezuelan Criollo whose family is very wealthy and important. He fought for Venezuelan indpendence. |
| Battle of Ayacucho | Bolivar has 6,000 men and is outnumbered by 10,000 men. He wins against the Spanish. |