Social Distinctions
Tell me why
Who's that dude!
What a place!
A bunch o'stuff
100
These were people of mixed African and European ancestry.
Mulattoes
100
This philosophical movement inspired the revolutions in Haiti and Latin America
the Enlightenment
100
His invasion of Spain weakened Spanish control of their colonies in the Americas, and helped set the stage for revolutions there.
Napoleon Bonaparte
100
Most of Latin America was colonized by this European country
Spain
100
Before their independence movements, Latin America had been _________ of European powers
Colonies
200
These were people of mixed Native American and European ancestry
Mestizos
200
"if they could do it, why can't we?"
What two revolutions inspired the revolutions in Haiti and Latin America?
The American and French Revolutions
200
This creole priest led the call for an independent Mexico in 1810.
Father Miguel Hidalgo
200
Brazil was a colony of this European nation
Portugal
200
What powerful feeling of loyalty to one's country helped inspire these independence movements?
Nationalism
300
These people living in the Americas were originally born in Spain.
Peninsulares
300
The Haitian revolution began as a revolt against....
Slavery
300
He is known as "The Liberator" of Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
Many have referred to him as the George Washington of Latin America.
Simon Bolivar
300
Haiti had been a colony of this European Nation
France
300
What group made up the majority of the population of Saint-Domingue before its revolution?
Enslaved Africans
400
These people were of European ancestry, but born in the Americas.
Creoles
400
This crop was a huge source of revenue for the colonizing power that controlled the island we now know as Haiti
sugar cane
400
His dad, the king, told him, "Why not just make yourself emperor of Brazil?" And he did!
Dom Pedro
400
Bolivar's independence movement started in what would become this country
Venezuela
400
Which social class led many Latin American independence movements?
Creoles
500
The term peninsulare is referring to this peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula
500
This was the rallying cry that urged Mexicans to rise up against Spanish colonial rule,
El Grito de Dolores
"the Cry of Dolores"
"Dolores" is the name of the town where the uprising started, but the word dolores also translates to "pains" or "sorrows" in Spanish, reflecting the sufferings of the people under colonial rule
500
His leadership led to the abolition of slavery in Saint Domingue and the establishment of the nation of Haiti
Toussaint L'Overture
500
Haiti was known by this name before it fought for independence
Saint-Domingue
500
What form of government did many Latin American revolutionaries hope to establish after independence?
Republics