Vocabulary
Inspiring Independence and Reasons for Failure
Revolution in Haiti
Mexican Independence
South American Revolutions
100

The overthrowing of a corrupt government and/or unfair system of social classes.

What is a revolution?

100
This European dictator conquered Spain and ignored its Latin American colonies.
Who is Napoleon?
100
This European power colonized Haiti.
What is France?
100
This European country colonized Mexico.
What is Spain?
100
This European power colonized the majority of countries in South America.
What is Spain?
200
A form of government in which citizens have power; usually through voting for representatives.
What is a republic/democracy?
200
Philosopher movement which spoke of personal rights and freedom.
What is the Enlightenment?
200
This group of people were forced to work on plantations and eventually rebelled in Haiti.
What are slaves?
200
This social class rebelled against the Spanish government in Mexico.
What are the mestizo?
200
Simon Bolivar, a __________ general led this social class to freedom in many South American countries.
What are the creoles?
300
This "L" word is a synonym for freedom.
What is liberty?
300
This revolution inspired revolution's throughout South American and occurred in a neighboring country North of Mexico.
What is the American Revolution?
300
The revolutionary leader who led slaves against the French in Haiti.
Who is Toussaint L'Ouverture?
300
Revolutionary leader in Mexico.
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
300
Simon Bolivar teamed up with _______________ to liberate Peru and other South American countries.
Who is Jose' San de Martin?
400
Descendants of both Europeans and Africans.
What is a mulatto?
400
This European revolution inspired Latin American Revolutions.
What is the French Revolution?
400
In this year Haiti gained independence from France.
What is 1804?
400
After a failed attempt at defeating the peninsulares who ruled Mexico's government, Mexican independence was gained on this date.
What is 1824?
400
South America is bordered by these two major oceans.
What is the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean?
500
Land in a foreign country under foreign control. Example: Mexico is this to Spain and Haiti is this to France...
What is a colony?
500
One of two reasons the Latin American Revolutions are considered failures.
What is rampant poverty and/or war with neighboring countries.
500
Haiti, an island, is located in this sea.
What is the Caribbean Sea?
500
Mexico developed this type of government, givings its citizens its a say and representation.
What is a republic?
500
By this date all of South America was liberated from Spanish control.
What is 1830?
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