Easy Peasy : Intro
Name the countries apart of Caribbean South America
Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana
Who did the Spanish conquer first?
The Aztec Empire
A legendary gold king
El Dorado
Who liberated the nation?
Simon Bolivar
What economic problems did the new nation face?
They had one or two product economies that were vulnerable to price fluctuations
What are the names of the Native Tribes of this region
Chibcha, Carib, and Arawak
Exported goods from coastal plantations are
Cacao, Sugar, and Tobacco
Dictators
What is a caudillos?
1811
The year Venezuela declared independence
Venezuela based its economy on what two things?
Cacao and Oil
Invades came in search of what?
Gold and El Dorado
This group of people were forced to work in gold mines and coastal plantations. Many died from diseases and mistreatment
Native Americans
Nationalize
Spanish born officials who ruled the Spanish colonies
Peninsulares
Poverty, lack of food and poor healthcare caused
Political Conflicts
Armored Soldiers brought ____________, while Christian missionaries brought ______________.
Spanish laws and taxes; a new religion
What happened when the Natives died?
They replaced them with enslaved africans
What is a paramilitary?
Armed forces that are unauthorized by the government
Bolivar dreamed of_______
a nation in which all people, including slaves, would be free.
Who was elected in 1998?
Hugo Chavez
What were the frightening signs that things were changing?
Strange new illnesses were spreading and Tall Ships patrolled the coasts.
One weakness of the Spanish conquering the empire
Couldn't control it; English and Dutch pirates constantly threatened their shipping and their ports
Austerity measure
a policy meant to save money
Equality, Liberty and Fraternity
The Enlightenment Plan
This helped to fund social programs
Oil Revenues