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This King was an absolutist monarch in the 19th century.
Who is Fernando VII?
What is independence?
This is a form of government ruled by kings.
What is monarchy?
This is when a king gives up his power to someone else.
What is abdication?
This is the daughter of Fernando VII who became Queen of Spain after her father.
Who is Isabel II?
Colonies were angry they had to pay increasingly high ____ to Spain (money paid to the government).
What are taxes?
This is a set of laws used to govern a country. Fernando VII abolished the Spanish one.
What is a constitution?
This is the period when a monarch (king or queen) is in control of a country.
What is reign?
This army officer and politician forced Fernando VII to reinstate principles of the Constitution.
Who is Rafael del Riego?
Colonies wanted independence because _____ ideas were spreading (more democratic).
What are liberal?
This is a period of 100 years.
What is a century?
This is a name for when a monarchy is reestablished, when a king returns to the throne.
What is Restoration?
This famous Latin American leader led protests and helped Spanish colonies gain independence. His initials are SB.
Who is Simón Bolívar?
Creoles wanted independence from Spain because they felt _____ by the government (neglected, forgotten, ignored).
What is abandoned?
This is a democratic form of government where citizens vote for their leaders.
What is a Republic?
This law prevented women from inheriting the throne. Fernando VII abolished it so his daughter could rule Spain.
What is Salic Law?
This Latin American leader led protests in South America. His initials are JSM.
Who is José San Martín?
This is one of the three colonies that remained under Spanish rule after the Wars of Latin American Independence.
This is when someone else controls a country when the monarch cannot.
What is regency?
This group of countries (Russia, Prussia, and Austria) helped Fernando VII restore an absolutist monarchy.
What is the Holy Alliance?