General South America
Which two racial classes were the most powerful in colonial Latin America
Peninsulares (Spanish people) and Creoles (White people born in South America)
Which religion was declared the National Religion of Mexico in their first constitution, the Plan of Iguala?
Catholicism
Who was the former slave who led the Haitian Independence movement?
Toussaint L'Overture
Name one of the two Creole leaders who fought for Independence from Spain
Which Racial group did not participate in the Mexican Independence movement?
The Peninsulares (Spanish people)
In 1790, who controlled the land in South America?
Europeans (mostly Spain and Portugal)
What did Criollos want in their independence from Mexico?
They wanted their own country with their own rules
What does this quote mean "Reason and education will spread across our regenerated soil"?
People in the future will have a better education
How did Brazil get their Independence?
Their Creoles signed a paper asking for their independence and Brazil became free without a bloody war
What were Indian and African-Mexican people fighting for in the Spanish Independence war?
They wanted better working conditions and access to more land
Who was the audience for the Black codes?
The audience was French people and Slave owners. The black codes were rules for how they should treat their enslaved people
What were Mestizos and Mullatos angered about in Latin America?
That they were not treated the same as whites
What was Napoleon's response to the Haitian slave revolt
He sent his French army to the island of Haiti to try and kill all their leaders