People
Creoles are...
Natives to America
Spain wanted to maintain social ____________ in Venezuela.
hierarchy
True or False.
The US helped Venezuela gain independence.
False
The King of Spain was overthrown by Napoleon in what year?
1810
What happened to slavery after the war?
Slavery was restored
What percent of the population were slaves?
20%
True or false.
Hacendados wanted an open trade market.
True
Who was the most prominent group of people fighting for independence?
Venezuelans
July 5th, 1811
Venezuela declares independence from Spain
Bolívar elicited aid from who?
Haiti
The decrease the of the population of the Native people was called what?
The Great Dying
What 3 ways did Venezuela not have equality?
Political, social, economical
Which country originally supported Venezuela gaining independence?
Britain
Who gained control over Venezuela after the Venezuelan Civil War?
Spain
True or False.
Venezuela traded tobacco and cocoa
False
People from the Iberian Peninsula
Peninsulares
Why did the creoles resent Spain?
Because of the high taxes, limited opportunity, and poor management of the colony
Venezuela formed an alliance with which countries?
lol none
Who did Simon Bolívar partner with during the war?
Francisco de Miranda
The Revolution ended Spain’s mercantilist _______ on Venezuela
Restrictions
These people achieved their preeminence mostly through cocoa and coffee production
Hacendados
What were the different economic interests of imperial Spain and Venezuela?
Spain viewed Venezuela as an income source to be controlled
Venezuela specialized in agriculture, but Spain ignored this
President Alexandre Petion sent volunteers, money, and weapons from where?
Haiti
When was the Battle of Boyaca?
August 7th, 1819
Venezuelans now continue to take pride in having produced:
Francisco de Miranda, the best known of the precursors of the Spanish American revolution
the first successful revolt against Spanish rule in America
Simón Bolívar Palacios, the leading hero of Latin America's struggle for independence