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Gr10 Global LatAm
Latin Am Revolutions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What caused the revolutions in Latin America | |
| Toussaint L'ouverture | the main organizers of the slave revolt that would eventually be known as the Haitian Revolution |
| Saint Domingue/Haiti | the first Latin American territory to free itself from European rule |
| Peninsulares | were men born in Spain or Portugal who held highest offices and important military and political positions |
| Creoles | Spaniards born in the Latin American colonies who were officers in army, but not in government and controlled much of the land and business in the colonies. But they deeply resented power of the peninsulares. |
| Mestizos | made up the majority of the society because it was mixed European and Indian. They worked as servant to the peninsulares and Creoles and as plantation overseers and farmhands. |
| Mercantillism | policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power |
| Simon Bolivar | led many contries into independenca |
| Historical circumstances that led to the Latin American Revolution | the revolution of haiti was important because it was the first black colony to gain independence from Europe |
| Latin American countries typically practiced | Mercantillism |
| What sparked Mexico's desire for Independence | Napoleon's occupation of Spain |
| What sparked Brazil's desire for independence | The threat of losing their limited control over local affairs |
| Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite | the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti |
| What inspired the Haitian Revolution | Toussaint L'ouverture |
| Mulatto | European and African mixed ancestry |
| Native Americans | the lowest society group but also the largest. They were not known as citizens but did much labor. |
| Long-Term Causes of LA independence | European domination of Latin America Spread of Enlightenment ideas American and French revolutions Growth of nationalism in Latin America |
| Long-Term Effects | Attempts made to rebuild economies 18 separate republics set up Continuing efforts to achieve stable democratic governments and to gain economic independence |
| Immediate Causes | People of Latin America resent colonial rule and social injustices Revolutionary leaders emerge Napoleon invades Spain and ousts Spanish king |
| Immediate Effects | Toussaint L‘Ouverture leads slave revolt in Haiti Bolívar, San Martín, and others lead successful revolts in Latin America Colonial rule ends in much of Latin America |
| Latin American Independence Movements | revolutions accor in france and north america |