the America in the age of liberalism 27

Question 1

oligarchs

Answer 1

in Latin America, the small number of individuals and families that had monopolized political power and economic resources since the colonial era; important because liberalism only served them and kept power in the hands of the already powerful

Question 2

manifest destiny

Answer 2

the doctrine that the United States should absorb the territory spanning from the original Atlantic states to the pacific ocean; important bc of it the US seized lands from the indian nations and Mexico

Question 3

neocolonialism

Answer 3

the establishment of political and economic influence over regions after they have ceased to be formal colonies; example is British economic and political presence in Brazil after their independence; important bc Britain and America did this over weaker countries who gained their independence

Question 4

free womb laws

Answer 4

laws passed across the 19th century americas that instituted a gradual form of abolition through which children born to slaves gained their freedom; at the time of britian banning the slave trade and abolitionist movements; important bc started the slow ending of slavery

Question 5

latifundios

Answer 5

vast landed estates in Latin America; shows how the Argentine government took land from the indigenous and planned to sell it to a class of small farmers but instead a small amount of people owned a lot of land

Question 6

porfiriato

Answer 6

the regime of porfirio Diaz, who presided in Mexico; rewarded supporters and punished opponents; created political stability in Mexico that created a haven for foreign investment and increased foreign trade

Question 7

liberalism

Answer 7

sought to create representative republics with strong central governments framed by constitutions that protected individual rights, the right to buy and sell property; important bc was the dominant ideology while the Americas were colonizing