People
America
Vocabulary
Political Terms
100

This King was an absolutist monarch in the 19th century. 

Who is Fernando VII?

100
Spanish colonies wanted ______, meaning freedom from Spanish rule. 

What is independence?

100

This is a form of government ruled by kings.

What is monarchy?

100

This is when a king gives up his power to someone else. 

What is abdication?

200

This is the daughter of Fernando VII who became Queen of Spain after her father. 

Who is Isabel II?

200

Colonies were angry they had to pay increasingly high ____ to Spain (money paid to the government). 

What are taxes?

200

This is a set of laws used to govern a country. Fernando VII abolished the Spanish one. 

What is a constitution?

200

This is the period when a monarch (king or queen) is in control of a country. 

What is reign?

300

This army officer and politician forced Fernando VII to reinstate principles of the Constitution. 

Who is Rafael del Riego?

300

Colonies wanted independence because _____ ideas were spreading (more democratic).

What are liberal?

300

This is a period of 100 years. 

What is a century?

300

This is a name for when a monarchy is reestablished, when a king returns to the throne. 

What is Restoration?

400

This famous Latin American leader led protests and helped Spanish colonies gain independence. His initials are SB. 

Who is Simón Bolívar?

400

Creoles wanted independence from Spain because they felt _____ by the government (neglected, forgotten, ignored).

What is abandoned?

400

This is a democratic form of government where citizens vote for their leaders. 

What is a Republic?

400

This law prevented women from inheriting the throne. Fernando VII abolished it so his daughter could rule Spain. 

What is Salic Law?

500

This Latin American leader led protests in South America. His initials are JSM.

Who is José San Martín?

500

This is one of the three colonies that remained under Spanish rule after the Wars of Latin American Independence.

What is Cuba, Puerto Rico, or Phillipines?
500

This is when someone else controls a country when the monarch cannot. 

What is regency?

500

This group of countries (Russia, Prussia, and Austria) helped Fernando VII restore an absolutist monarchy.

What is the Holy Alliance?