Unit 5 Flashcards
Who wrote the Jamaica letter?
Simon Bolivar
What were the main points of the Jamaica letter?
The letter explains the failure of the first Venezuelan independence to an enigmatic English observer who is underlying motive is to reflect on the American order that is about to arish from the ashes of the Spanish empire. Bolivar explains his commitment to independence for Spain’s Latin American colonies as well as an illiberal proclivity for oligarchical rule
Mercantilism
belief in the benefits of profitable trading
What did people not like about mercantilism?
Mercantilisms brought about many acts against humanity, including slavery and an imbalanced system of trade. Colonies faced periods of inflations, excessive taxation, and were limited economically
What was the role of the Creole Elites in leading revolutions?
The Creoles led the revolutions that affected the expulsion of the colonial regime from Spanish America in the early 29th century. They had a deep desire for power, equal representation in government, and economic control against spain
How did the French Revolution contribute to the Haitian revolution?
The French revolution provided inspiration to the cause of the abolition of slavery in Haiti which created the Haitian revolution
How did the enlightenment contribute to the revolutions?
Enlightenment ideas pervaded the American colonial religious landscape and these values were instrumental in the American revolution and the creation of a nation without an established religion
How are the intellectual and political movement connected?
Enlightenment ideas brought political modernization by introducing for democratic values and institutions and the creation of liberal democracies
What was the enlightenment ideas and their connection to slavery?
Enlightenment thinkers didn’t believe in slavery but understood the idea of a hierarchy but they helped lead to the abolition of slavery
When the empires respond to rebellions and put down rebellions what’s the result when it comes to enlightenment?
Those places they consolidated enlightenment ideas spread throughout these places
What’s the feminist movement
a series of social movements and political campaigns for radical and liberal reforms on womens issues created by the inequality between men and women
Natural rights
rights that people supposedly have under natural law such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Social contract
An unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society which they give up some individual freedoms and rights for secutiry and protection from the state
The causes of the American revolution
Britain was being too controlling over their colonists and created heavy taxes and inflation
- What did the Creole Elites not like about their circumstances and conditions that they would want to change
they didn’t like the system of mercantilism, and wanted an expansion of the free trade that was benefiting their plantation economy
