Latin America Independence Flashcards
_____ used its colonies in Latin America for Gold, Glory and God
Spain
Why Did Spain use its Colonies for gold?
to increase their wealth
Why did Spain use its colonies for glory
To increase their power
Why did Spain use its colonies for God?
To convert Native Americans to Catholicism
Governors sent by the king to rule the colonies
Peninsulares
Natives of mixed European and Indian blood
Mestizos
Natives of mixed European and African blood
Mulattos
American and French revolutions began to demand their independence from European Colonizers due to the ___________
Enlightment
Why did the Creoles lead the Latin American wars for Independence?
Education. They were wealthy and well educated
Where did the 1st Latin American uprising take place?
French Colony of Haiti
What percent of Haitians were slaves who worked fields to provide Europe with sugar and Coffee?
90 percent
In the 1790s who led a revolt but was captured by Napoleon’s army in 1802?
Francois Toussaint Louverte
How did the Haitians take advantage of the French Army?
Sickness due to Malaria
Who began Mexico independence from Spanish Rule?
Miguel Hidalgo, a Catholic Priest
In 1821 ______________ Named Himself Emperor of Mexico
Agustin de Iturbide
in 1823, Iterbide was overthrown and Mexico became a
Democratic Republic
__________ Led a Revolt against the Spanish
Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar won freedom for __________
Northern Latin America
________ Freed Southern Latin America
Jose de San Martin
Latin Americans created _________________ in their newly independent nations
Democratic republics
Because Latin Americans were not given the right to vote or hold office when they were colonized, _________________
They didn’t know how to rule themselves well
All Latin American Nations were run by a ________
caudillo
Caudillo claimed to be a president but ruled as a _______
Dictator
Latin America had little manufacturing so they relied on the _______________ for trade
United States
The US wanted to ________ Latin America
Protect
