Social Hierarchy in Latin America
The group that led the Revolutions in Latin America
Creoles
The MAIN money-making crop on Haiti
Sugar
Simon Bolivar was known as the [Blank] of Latin America
George Washington of Latin America
This group of people in Saint Domingue were primarily mixed and had bought their freedom. They began to gain influence from owning businesses and plantations.
Affranchis
The term for people born in, and native to, Latin America
Indigenous
Haiti's name as a French colony.
Saint-Domingue
What influenced Bolivar during his time studying in Europe
Enlightenment ideas.
The present-day name of the country neighboring Haiti
Dominican Republic
These people were born in Latin America, but could directly trace their lineage to Spain.
Creoles
This person took over as the leader of the revolution after Louverture was captured. He wrote the Declaration of Independence for Haiti.
Jean Jacques Dessalines
Name one of the countries (other than Venezuela) Bolivar led to independence from Spain
Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia
The basis for the ranking of people in Latin America's hierarchy
Race/Ethnicity
These people were at the top of the social hierarchy, holding valuable government and administrative positions.
Peninsulares
The name of the original, native peoples living on Hispaniola
Taino
This was the name of the confederation of states Simon Bolivar wanted to create in South America.
Gran Colombia.
He was a Voodou priest who started the Revolution in the North by burning a plantation.
Boukman Dutty
These people were ethnically mixed, with European and Indigenous heritage.
Mestizos
How did the French hurt Haiti's economy after the revolution?
They forced them to pay a debt off for their loss of the colony.
One reason why Creoles led the fight for independence.
- Conflict with Peninsulares over being second place to them.
- Frustration with Spanish control over their economy.
- Napoleon's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain/Portugal) helped to sever (cut) the connection between Creoles and their ethnic, home country.
Why did Toussaint Louverture believe the people should return to the plantations?
They needed to rebuild the colonial economy that was based on sugar.