Age of Revolution
Latin America 1. Latin America = Central America + South America 2. Isolated from the rest of the world
Colonialism 1. Latin America dominated by Europeans 2. Establish cities as outposts of colonial authority
Why Colonies? 1. Colonies provide money (mercantilism) 2. Mine precious metals for export
Control 1. Hard to keep control 2. Use religion (Catholicism)
More Control 1. Use rigid social hierarchy to keep order 2. Rigid = unchanging 3. Hierarchy = ranking
Reactions 1. Latin American countries rebel 2. Inspired by American/French Revolutions 3. Independence in Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil
Read the DBQ regarding the social classes found in Latin America before the Revolution. Using this information related to the population of people found in Latin America, complete a bar graph showing the population percentages and label the social pyramid.
Label the following areas on your map: Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Haiti Mexico Argentina Venezuela Colombia Ecuador Peru Brazil South America North America Label where the following leaders had their revolution and color their area: Toussaint Louverture - Red Miguel Hidalgo - Green Jose de San Martin – Blue Simon Bolivar – Yellow
Label this territory: Red The Haitian Revolution (1791– 1804) was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Republic of Haiti.
Label this territory: Green was a Mexican Catholic pr iest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.
Jose de San Martin – Blue Was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire
Simon Bolivar – Yellow was a Venezuelan military and political leader. Bolívar played a key role in Latin America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire