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LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES WIN INDEPENDENCE

LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES WIN INDEPENDENCE. LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES WIN INDEPENDENCE. Colonial Society. 1. Peninsulares – People born in Spain but living in America 2. Creoles – People of Spanish descent born in America 3. Mestizos – People of Spanish & Indian Mix. Colonial Society.

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LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES WIN INDEPENDENCE

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  1. LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES WIN INDEPENDENCE LATIN AMERICAN PEOPLES WIN INDEPENDENCE

  2. Colonial Society 1. Peninsulares – People born in Spain but living in America 2. Creoles – People of Spanish descent born in America 3. Mestizos – People of Spanish & Indian Mix

  3. Colonial Society 4. Mulattos – People of Spanish & African Mix 5. Africans – Slaves from Africa 6. Indians – Native Americans

  4. Peninsulares • Conquistadors • Governors

  5. Creoles • 2nd Generation Governors • Military leaders Simon Bolivar

  6. Mestizos • Workers • Majority of modern day Mexicans & Latin Americans

  7. Mulatto • Workers

  8. African • Slaves

  9. Indians • Slaves

  10. Haitian Independence • Why did slaves in the French Colony of Saint-Domingue revolt? • Whites used brutal methods to terrorize & dehumanize them • Slaves outnumbered masters

  11. Haitian Independence • What events led up to Gen. Dessalines’s declaration of independence for Haiti? • Imprisonment of Toussaint L’Ouverture

  12. S. American wars for Independence • How did events in Europe lead to revolution in the Spanish colonies? • Creoles revolted against Spain when Napoleon made his brother King of Spain

  13. S. American wars for Independence • What tactics did Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar use to defeat Spanish forces in S. America? • Bolivar used Surprise • San Martin Liberated Chile • Together, they unified the Revolution

  14. End of Spanish Rule in Mexico • What is the significance of the grito de Dolores? • “Cry of Dolores” • Peasant Rebellion

  15. Miguel Hidalgo • Leader of grito de Dolores

  16. End of Spanish Rule in Mexico • What role did Indians, ,Mestizos, & Creoles play in Mexico’s independence from Spain? • Indians & Mestizos begin the revolt • Creoles take positions of leadership within the revolution

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