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Latin American Peoples Win Independence

Latin American Peoples Win Independence . Independence for Haiti (Why?) (1 st black colony to gain independence) Reasons: Slaves revolt because of dehumanization, slavery and oppression

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Latin American Peoples Win Independence

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  1. Latin American Peoples Win Independence • Independence for Haiti (Why?) (1st black colony to gain independence) • Reasons: Slaves revolt because of dehumanization, slavery and oppression • Strategy: General Dessalines declaration of independence for Haiti; Toussaint L’Ouverture led revolution succeeded by Dessalines

  2. South American Wars of Independence • Society in Latin America is based on class, with a small number of peninsulares holding most of the power, while large numbers of Native Americans are the most oppressed • Creoles (well-educated) lead fight for independence • Spanish Colonies revolt because of Napoleon puts his brother on the Spanish throne

  3. The Libertadores End Spanish Rule • Strategy: Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar defeat Spanish in S. Am. • Bolivar wins independence for Venezuela • San Martin defeats Spanish forces in Chile • Bolivar defeats the Spanish in Peru, winning independence for the Spanish Colonies in America

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