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South America
The reasoning
Brasil
That lil French colony
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Who were the two major leaders of the Latin American Revolutions?
Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin
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What was the main cause of the Latin American Revolutions?
The people who were not Peninsulares wanted freedom and rights from them.
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How does Brazil’s independence differ from the other revolutions?
No wars and they ended up having monarchy
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Who were the Creoles?
The Creoles were people of European and African descent.
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Who was the person known as the “George Washington” of Latin America?
Simon Bolivar
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What was the biggest effect of the Latin American Revolutions?
Creation of independent Latin American nations
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Who led 100,000 slaves to revolt against France?
Toussaint L’Overture
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What was the social hierarchy in Latin America?
1. Peninsulares, 2. Creoles, 3. Mestizos, 4. Mulattos, 5. African Slaves, 6. Indians
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What influenced the revolutions? (at least 3 things)
Napoleon, American Revolution, Enlightenment, and greed for independence and for free rights
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Who remained in Brazil to rule it as a colony after Napoleon was defeated? What did he do when the Creoles demanded Brazil’s independence?
Dom Pedro, the prince of Portugal and the son of King John of Portugal/ he agreed to free Brazil without bloodshed.
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Which was the first country that freed itself from European control in the Revolutions?
Saint Domingue(Haiti)
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Why did tension between Peninsulares and Creoles grow?
The Creoles wanted more power, but the Peninsulares wanted to run the power by themselves as well.
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How is the Enlightenment connected to the Latin American Revolutions?
The enlightenment was connected to the Latin American Revolution, because when the people there heard about how the government was supposed to give and protect the rights of the people, they wanted that from their own government.
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How did the American Revolution influence the Latin American Revolutions?
The American Revolution showed that gaining independence was possible and nationalism of America influenced the Latin American leaders to go against the European (Spain and Portugal) countries.
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What made the Haitian Revolution special?
The Haitian Revolution was the first revolution that ended slavery and colonization at once.
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In 1817, who led troops against the Spanish in Chile?
José de San Martín
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How did Locke’s ideas of the governing by the consent of the people appealed to the Creoles?
The creoles were learning about the enlightenment and they heard about Locke’s ideas about governing to the consent of the people.
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Name the two countries that ruled over most of the Latin American countries.
Spain and Portugal
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Why did the Haitian Revolution happen?

The Haitian Revolution happened because of the class system, which was unfair especially for the black slaves. This class system was advantageous only for the white people. This class system was divided into three classes. The first class was the white people, who had much more rights than the others. The second class was consisted of multiracial people (mixed black and white). Finally, the third class was the black slaves. They had no rights and since they were born and they had to work hardly under a poor condition. Therefore, the slaves revolted to this unfair society.