Haitian Revolution
The main product of plantations on Saint Domingue
Sugar
Creole Catholic priest who started the Mexican revolution
Miguel Hidalgo
Venezuelan Creole who helped multiple South American countries gain their independence
Simon Bolivar
People born in the Americas but have Spanish parents, wealthy landowners
Creoles
One revolution that inspired Latin American revolutions
French, American
Former slave who led the slaves in a revolt against their enslavers despite having no military training
Toussaint Louverture
The treaty that officially gave Mexico its independence
Treaty of Cordoba
The reason Brazil's revolution was peaceful
The king agreed to the Brazilians petition for independence
Peninsulares
One example of an Enlightenment idea that inspired Latin American revolutions
democracy, liberty, equality, consent of the governed
One reason why the slaves were able to defeat France
Outnumbered them, guerilla warfare, disease
Call to arms for Mexico's lower classes to rebel against Spain
Grito de Delores
Fought against Napoleon in the Peninsular War, returned to South America to continue fighting against Napoleon
Jose de San Martin
Lowest class in social system, no rights or freedom
Africans
Did not like it because they had very little rights and had no power in the government
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Creoles
What happened after Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin met
San Martin retired and Bolivar continued the fight for independence in Argentina, Chile, and Peru
People with mixed European and African descent
Mulattos
The reason Napoleon caused revolutions in South America
He invaded Portugal and Spain and overthrew their monarchies. People no longer felt loyalty to those countries
The significance of the Haitian Revolution
First black colony to gain their independence from a European country
Declared independence for Mexico, became their first emperor, and was later overthrown and executed
Augustin de Iturbide
The modern day countries that were part of Gran Colombia
Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama
People with mixed European and Native American descent
Mestizos
How supporters of mercantilism felt about colonies
They wanted to maintain colonies to help the mother country's economy