Causes
Who are the slaves and native populations
This is a small island country, once controlled by the French under Napoleon
What is Haiti
This group in the Latin American social structure was not allowed to participate in government in South America, despite being from Spain.
The Creoles
This Argentina Creole liberated colonies in south South America
Who was Jose de San Martin
This kind of government was instituted after many Latin American Revolutions were won.
What is a democracy
The group which help the most power under the encomienda system?
Peninsulares (governors chosen by the king)
This man led a slave revolt to gain Haiti's independence
Toussaint L'Ouverture
This is the country that controlled the colonies in South America
What was Spain
San Martin liberated this country
Because they had no prior experience with democracy, what happened to many of the Latin American governments.
They were unstable, they failed
Describe how the power and population sizes were distributed under the Latin American social structure.
The smallest percentage of the population (the peninsulares) had the greatest amount of power
The ideas from this time period influence Toussaint L'ouverture to hold a slave rebellion
The Enlightenment
This newly independent country named itself after the Great Liberator.
What is Bolivia
Unlike in South America, Creoles did not lead the independence movement Mexico. It was led by this group.
Native Americans and Metizitos
What kind of governments eventually replaced the republics/ democracies created in Latin America
Dictatorships
Describe the similarities between the social hierarchy in Latin American and the Estates System in France.
Both gave political and economic power to a small percentage of the population- the largest part of the population were taxed and had no representation in government.
These plantations were used in Haiti to make money for France.
Sugar and coffee
This Venezuelan Creole was known as the Great Liberator.
Who is Simon Bolivar
The turning point in Mexican Independence was when this group joined
Who were the Creoles
Latin American countries became dependent on this country after their democracies became unstable.
Who was the Untied States.
Compare/ Contrast the causes of the French Revolution to the causes of the revolutions in Latin America.
Causes for each: American Revolution, Social Class Inequality, Enlightenment ideas
This French emperor put Toussaint L'Ouverture in prison after promising to meet and negociate Haitian independence.
Napoleon Bonaparte
These 3 countries gained independence under Simon Bolivar
Peru, Boivia, Grand Columbia
This government was created in Mexico after the Revolution
What is a Republic
This Doctrine was created by the United States. It said that countries in the Eastern Hemisphere were not allowed to "interfere" with countries in the Western Hemisphere.
The Monroe Doctrine