Spanish Colonial Society
This group of people was at the bottom of the Spanish-American social ladder
Who were the Indians?
What was the first Latin American territory to free itself from European rule?
What was Saint Domingue?
A priest in the small village of Dolores, issued the call for a rebellion against the Spanish that was also known as the grito de Dolores
Who was Miguel Hidalgo?
Latin American Country that won independence without bloodshed or violence.
What is Brazil?
This group of people had mixed European and African ancestry
Who were the mulattos?
Why was it so easy for the slaves to revolt against their masters?
What is the slaves outnumbered their French masters?
Toussaint's lieutenant that took up the fight for freedom for Haiti after Toussaint died and declared the first black colony free from Europe
Who was Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
In this year, Agustin de Iturbide claimed independence for Mexico.
What is 1821?
Led the army causing the royal family to flee from Portugal.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Only this group of people could hold high office in Spanish colonial government
Who were the peninsulares?
Why did Creoles revolt and feel no allegiance to King Joseph (Napoleon's brother)?
What is he was French and not Spanish?
Wealthy Venezuelan creole general that won Venezuela's independence
Who was Simon Bolivar?
Events in Mexico took a turn in 1820, when this event happened.
What is Spain putting a liberal group in power?
The capital of the Portuguese empire in Brazil.
What is Rio de Janiero?
These people were the least oppressed of those born in Latin America
Who were the creoles?
Who was the leader of the Revolution in Haiti?
Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture?
An Argentinian creole general that freed Chili and joined forces with Bolivar to take Spanish forces out of Lima
Who was Jose de San Martin?
In this year, Iturbide was overthrown because he refused to recognize the declaration of independence from Central America.
What is 1823?
King John’s Son who stayed in Brazil.
Who was Dom Pedro?
These two groups of people led revolutionary movements in Mexico
Who were the Indians and the mestizos?
Haiti translates to what in the Arawak native language?
What is “mountainous lands”?
Rebel leader that led the Spanish revolution for four years and was defeated by Agustin de Iturbide
Who was Jose Maria Morelos?
Before the revolution, Central America was part of this.
What is the viceroyalty of New Spain?
Brazil’s Day of Independence
What is September 7, 1822?