Social Hierarchy in Latin America
Haitian Revolution
South America
Misc.
100

These people were enslaved, brought to Latin America, and forced to complete manual labor.

Africans

100

Which European colonized Haiti?

France

100

Which European country colonized Brazil?

Portugal
100
Which European country colonized present day Mexico, Florida, and most of South America?

Spain

200

These people were born in Latin America, but could directly trace their lineage to Spain.

Creoles

200

The ideas of the _________inspired independence especially among the well-educated creole class

Enlightenment

200

Simon Bolivar was known as the [Blank] of Latin America

George Washington of Latin America

200

Miguel Hidalgo was a _____________.

Catholic Priest

300

These people were at the top of the social hierarchy, holding valuable government and administrative positions.


Peninsulares

300

The leader of France during the Haitian Revolution.

Napoleon

300

By the late 1700s, Latin Americans were inspired to gain independence  because of the success of the ________& _______Revolutions

American and French

300

The basis for the ranking of people in Latin America's hierarchy 

Race/Ethnicity

400

The (no longer appropriate) term for people of mixed European and African heritage.

Mulattos

400

The MAIN money-making crop on Haiti

Sugar

400

Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin were both _____.

Generals

400

The basis for the ranking of people in France's hierarchy

Social class

500

These people were ethnically mixed, with European and Indigenous heritage.

Mestizos

500

This document, written during the French Revolution, influenced the slave revolt on Saint-Domingue.

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

500

Which social class had wealth & education but could not participate in government?

Creoles

500

Which president declared the Western hemisphere off limits to European countries?

President Monroe