16.1 Flashcards
Toussaint l ouverture
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, also known as Toussaint L’Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution. His military and political acumen saved the gains of the first Black insurrection in November 1791.
Saint dominque
was a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804. The French had established themselves on the western portion of the islands of Hispaniola and Tortuga by 1659.
Miguel Hidalgo
Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo-Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor, more commonly known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.
Castilla
Castile is a vaguely defined historical region of Spain. There are different conceptions and definitions of Castile, and since it lacks modern day official recognition, it has no clearly defined borders.
Simon bolivar
Simón Bolívar, in full Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela
Pedro 1 & pedro 2
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value
Monroe doctrine
is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.
Portfillio Diaz
was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of three and a half decades from 1876 to 1911.
Benito juarez
Benito Pablo Juárez García was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served as the president of Mexico for five terms: 1858–1861 as interim, then 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872 as constitutional president.
War of the pacific
The War of the Pacific, took place from 1879 to 1883, with Bolivia and Peru on one side and Chile on the other. The war ended with a Chilean victory, which gained a significant amount of land from Peru and Bolivia.
Emiliano zapata
Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, the main leader of the peasant revolution in the state of Morelos, and the inspiration of the agrarian movement called Zapatismo.
Poncho villa
Francisco “Pancho” Villa was a Mexican Revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution
Vaqueros
a cowboy; a cattle driver.
Unifications
the process of being united or made into a whole.
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Brazil
a large three-sided nut with an edible kernel, several of which grow inside a large woody capsule. Brazil nuts grow on a South American forest tree, and most are harvested in the wild
Slave revolt
was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising in the Southern United States.
King john vi
John VI, nicknamed “the Clement”, was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1822
Liberals
a person of liberal views.
Conservatives
a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics.
Caudillos
a military or political leader.
Antonio Lopez de santas anna
was a Mexican criollo who fought to defend royalist New Spain and then for Mexican independence.
