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A person of Spanish heritage born in Latin America
What is "criollo"?
An island in the Caribbean Sea now consists of these 2 separate nations.
What are "Haiti and Dominican Republic"?
This person led the effort to free Argentina and Chile
Who is Jose de San Martin?
In 1823, Central American colonies declared independence from this country
What is Mexico?
Led by Toussaint Louverture, the nation of Haiti was formed in this year.
What is 1804?
A person of mixed Spanish heritage who resided in the colonial Americas
What is "peninsular?
The French created plantations, worked largely by enslaved people, to grow these items.
What are sugar, coffee, cotton, and other crops?
This leader was known as "The Liberator" for helping free several colonies in South America.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
These 2 countries had successful revolutions that helped inspire the Haitian rebellion for independence.
What are France and Spain?
Mexico declared a monarchy and then this.
What is a republic?
What is "mestizo"?
This group was the smallest population in Saint Domingue during the revolution.
Who are European Colonists?
This leader was a Catholic priest who argued for equality for all. He was known as the "Father of Mexican Independence."
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
San Martin gave Bolivar control of this nation that became independent in 1825.
What is Lima?
The Mexican Revolution was different from the other colonies because they wanted to have this.
What are equal rights for all classes?
A person of mixed African and European heritage
What is "mulatto"?
This person was born into enslavement on Saint Domingue then became governor-general & freed all enslaved people there.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
This leader wrote the French Directory in 1797. The central idea of the letter was "Freed men and women can never return to being enslaved".
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
Bolivar helped free this Latin American colony to independence in 1822.
What is Ecuador?
These wars weakened Spain's connection to the colonies, causing upper-class colonies to self-rule.
What are Napoleonic Wars?
These two terms are considered offensive and derogatory. We should never use these words when referring to a person.
What are mulatto and mestizo?
While they were the largest population with 500,000 people there under the French Colony, this group worked long hours under difficult conditions.
Who are enslaved Africans?
Bolivar, Hidalgo, and San Martin were all revolutionary leaders born to this particular heritage.
What is criollos?
Events that influenced independence movements in Latin America were Enlightenment Ideas and these two.
What were the American and French Revolutions?
Jose de San Martin played this role to support the revolution of several Latin American colonies.
What is a military and political leader?