Latin Independence Flashcards
1
Q
The size of the Spanish empire (how much land it conquered)
A
Spain conquered most of the lands in the Americans (while Portugal conquered Brazil)
2
Q
The most important provinces of the empire
A
It divides its empire into provinces
3
Q
Toussaint L’Ouverture
A
He was the saver of Haiti
4
Q
Simon bolivar
A
All the countries he’s freed Ecuador, Panama, Peru, upper Peru
5
Q
Miguel Hidalgo
A
Mexico
6
Q
The 3 main ethnicities
A
- mestizos: people of mixed native Americans and European ancestry
- criollo: had Spanish born parents but was born in Latin America
- mulattoes: people of mixed African and European ancestry
7
Q
Haiti’s independence
A
In November 1803 they deafeted that last of the French forces
8
Q
Mexico’s independence
A
In 1821 Mexico gained independence from Spain
9
Q
The treatment of native Americans
A
They were forced into slaver
10
Q
The emergence of slaver
A
After all the natives died they went to Africa to get more
11
Q
The triangular trade
A
The trade from Europe to Africa to the americas
