Latin American Revolutions Flashcards

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Inequality

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Not being treated equally

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Peninsulares

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Spaniards living in the Spanish colonies who were born in Spain.

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Creoles

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People of European descent who were born in the Americas.

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Mestizos/Mulattos

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A person of African and European descent

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Slavery

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Using another person to one advantage illegally and wrongfully

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Simon Bolivar

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The greatest leader of South American independence.

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Miguel Hidalgo

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Mexican Roman Catholic priest and key figure in the Mexican War of Independence

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Jose de San Martin

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National hero of Argentina who helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina (1812), Chile (1818), and Peru (1821).

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Toussaint L’Ouverture

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Haitian general and leader of the Haitian Revolution.

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Haitian Revolution

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Put simply, the Haitian Revolution, a series of conflicts between 1791 and 1804, was the overthrow of the French regime in Haiti by the Africans and their descendants who had been enslaved by the French and the establishment of an independent country founded and governed by former slaves.

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Independence Movements (ex: Mexico,
Venezuela, Argentina, Peru & Brazil)

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The Haitian Revolution led by Toussaint L’Ouverture to the Mexican War of Independence started by Miguel Hidalgo.

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