Essay Writing
US Independence
Haitian Independence
Mexican Independence
South American Independence
100

Body paragraphs start with this, and it should be a claim

What are topic sentences?

100

The Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the __________ , while the Peace of Paris 1783 ended the _________.

What is the French & Indian War and the American Revolution?

100

The two main Haitian revolutionary leaders

Who are Dessalines and L'Ouverture?

100

First leader of independent Mexico, made himself Emperor

Who is Agustín de Iturbide?

100

The role that Enlightenment ideas, Creole resentment over colonial/mercantilist restrictions on trade and lack of political power, Peasant resentment over oppressive rule and economic conditions, French and American Revolutions, Conquer of Spain by Napoleon in 1808 played

What are causes of South American independence?

200

The 5 command terms that could be in your essay prompt

What are discuss, evaluate, examine, compare & contrast, and to what extent?

200

1766 law that said Parliament could tax the colonies "in all cases...whatsoever"

What is the Declaratory Act?

200

The Haitian Revolution occurred on this island, in this colony, and started in this year.

What is Hispaniola, Saint-Domingue, 1791?
200

Name of the rebellion that stemmed from the Grito de Dolores and failed to take Mexico City in fall 1810

What is the Hidalgo Revolt?

200

Bolivar attempted to united several independent South American areas under this name

What is Gran Colombia?

300

The 5 criteria in the IB History Paper 2 & 3 essay rubric

What are Demands of the Questions, Structure & Organization, Knowledge & Concepts, Critical Analysis, and Argumentation?

300

Patriot General _______ defeated British General ________ at the Battle of Saratoga

Who are Gates and Burgoyne?

300

This precursor to the Haitian Revolution revealed that the ensuing struggle for equality was not just slaves vs free people, but also free people of color vs white colonists

What is the Oge Affair?

300

Exact date of the Grito de Dolores

What is September 16, 1810?

300

The main country that Bernardo O'Higgins primarily/directly led to independence

What is Chile?
400

The 6 Historical Thinking Skills you could use in your paper to serve as a form of critical analysis

What are Significance, Evidence, Continuity/Change, Cause & Effect, Perspectives, and Ethics?

400

French victory at this 1781 naval battle ensured that the British army could not escape Yorktown by sea

What is the Battle of Virginia Capes?

400

In 1794 this French revolutionary government body abolished slavery, which had a big impact in the Haitian Revolution

What is the National Convention?

400

3 guarantees made in the Plan of Iguala

What is Catholic as the national religion, independence from Spain, and social equality for all groups? (Religion, Independence, & Unity)

400

This decisive battle in Peru, in this year, marked the end of Spanish rule in South America

What is the 1824 Battle of Ayacucho?

500

The two command terms that really want you to address a counter-argument with your last body paragraph

What are "to what extent" and evaluate?

500

Opposition political party back in England whose writings were widely read in America and warned about government threats to people's liberties

Who are the Whigs?
500

This 1799-1800 conflict within the Haitian Revolution saw L'Ouverture defeat his rival Andre Rigaud

What is the War of Knives?

500

Federal Constitution of Mexico became official on this exact date

What is October 4th, 1824?
500

Name and year of meeting by Bolivar and San Martin to discuss the future of South America and how to win independence.

What is the Conference of Guayaquil, 1822?

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