Nationalism Flashcards
Made up of the middle class & peasants who supported ideas of the enlightenment such as the right to rebel and having freedom
Liberals
Made up of the monarchs, clergy & nobles who wanted to stop revolution from spreading & restore the old order regime
Conservatives
He led resistance movements against the Spanish, winning, independence for Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru & Bolivia
Simon “The Liberator” Bolivar
He led resistance movements against the Spanish, winning independence for Argentina & Chile
Jose de San Martin
He led resistance movements against the French, winning, independence for Haiti becoming the only successful slave revolt in the western hemisphere
Toussaint L’Overture
Educated social class that led Latin American Independence movements and resented the ruling elite.
Creoles
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought
Mercantilism
Spanish born royal governor residing in the New World or the Spanish East Indies
Peninsulares
A person of mixed Native American and European ancestry
Mestizos
Persons of mixed European and African ancestry
Mulattos
Mexican Catholic priest who led peasants in call for independence and improved conditions
Miguel Hidalgo
Led the slave rebellion after Toussaint was captured; led to Haitian independence
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Civil War & Political Instability, Rise of Dictatorships
Conditions in Latin America After Independence Movements End
Strong feelings in one’s country. Usually people share the same language and customs.
Nationalism
Italy had consisted of separate states. Nationalists wanted a single country. Count Cavour in the south and this man united Italy in 1860, Italy became a united kingdom.
Giuseppe Garibaldi