History unit 3: Latin America
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 creoles | the ideas of the enlightenment inspired revolutions among the ____ in Latin America. |
| peninsulars, king | in 1789, the _____ held all of political/economic power and the creoles resented the strict control but remained loyal to the ____ |
| Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haiti | in 1791, a group of slaves and mulattos led by ____ rose up in ____ on the island of Hispaniola |
| Napoleonic | the slaves and mulattos drove out the French, who were busy fighting the ______ wars |
| United States | Britain and the ____ ____ both sent troops to overthrow the Haitians because they were worried about slave rebellions in their own colonies |
| Louisiana Purchase | in 1803, Napoleon needed money for his army, so he sold land to the Americans for $15 million in the _____ _____. |
| Joseph | after France conquers Spain and _____ (NB's brother) is put on the throne, the creoles no longer feel loyalty to the king |
| Miguel Hidalgo | In Mexico, Father _____ ______ united the Mestizos and natives in a fight for freedom from Spain. He was captured/killed by the Creoles, who wanted power for themselves. |
| Augustin De Iterbide | fearing a larger revolution, the Creoles appointed a military leader named _____, who would protect their interests. |
| Simon Bolivar | ____ ____, a Venezuelan creole, also called "the liberator" decided that to gain/keep independence, ALL countries must be conquered. |
| Jose San Martin | ____ ___ ______ was also exposed to the ideas of the enlightenment and was inspired to lead Latin America to independence along with Bolivar. |
| Portugal, Dom Pedro | in 1822, Brazil peacefully broke from ____ and ____ became the emperor in a constitutional monarchy. He ruled harshly and encouraged slavery. |
| caudillos | in the 1830s, ____, military dictators, ruled on behalf of wealthy landowners |
| industrialize | in order to keep power and a simple social structure, the creoles made sure that Latin America didn't _____. |
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