Vocab
Mural
a large picture usually painted directly on a building
When did Mexico's war for independence begin?
September 16, 1810
Most people living inLatin America were Spaniards
False, they were the smallest population
Who were the Spaniards?
*They were the smallest population who were originally born in Spain
*Moved to Latin America and had all the power.
*2% of the population
Who was the famous Priest (Padre) who is a hero in Mexico's war of Independence?
Miguel Hidalgo
Guerilla Army
a group of soldiers who are volunteers, not highly trained
Who helped Mexico win their independence?
Agustin Ituribide
Mestizos are part Native part Spanish
True
Who were the Creoles?
*Ancestors were Spanish/were looked down on for being born in Latin America not Spain
*Made up 18% of the population
What was the first way Toussaint helped the Haitian revolution?
He was a Doctor
Royalist
someone who supports the king or queen
What was the highest-class system in Latin America in the 1700s-1800s
People born in Spain
Napolean put his sister on the Spanish Throne
False, he put his brother Joseph
Who were Mestizos?
*People who were part Indian/Native part Spanish
*They made up 30% of the population
What was Simon Bolivar's dream/goal after the war?
To nite South America
plantation
a large farm
Why did ther French finally leave St. Domingue?
Yellow Fever caused by mosquitoes
A conspirator is someone who wants to join the military
False, they are someone who secretly plans and unlawful action
How did the Indians/Natives live?
*They worked on Haciendas for little to no money. They were very poor and made up 45% of the population
Who was the first independent state in Latin America
Haiti
liberator
a person who frees a country from an enemy
Haitis night of fire was the night that
The slaves started a rebellion
Creoles were of French descent who were born in Latin America
False, they were of Spanish descent
How did the slaves live in Latin America?
*They were the least powerful and most oppressed groups in Latin America
*Made up 5% of the population
Who was known as the Liberator?
Simon Bolivar