chapter 17 Flashcards
Toussaint l’ouverlure
Toussaint L’Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda, was the best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution
Saint Dominique
Saint-Domingue was a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804
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.
Simon bolivar
Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios, was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela,
Gran Columbia
Gran Colombia is a name used today for the state that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831
Monroe doctrine
Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphe
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
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
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
Unification
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
Brazil, a vast South American country, stretches from the Amazon Basin in the north to vineyards and massive Iguaçu Falls in the south.
Slave revolt
slave rebellion is an armed uprising by slaves
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 supporter or member of a Liberal Party
Conservations
Conservation is the ethical use and protection of valuable resources, such as trees, minerals, wildlife, water and others
Caudillos
a military or political leader
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Santa Anna and sometimes called “the Napoleon of the West”, was a Mexican criollo
