1. Latin American independence
Enduring Understandings
The collision of social unrest and new political ideas can lead to revolution.
Nationalism can act as both a unifying and divisive force.
Questions
What new ideas moved to the Latin American colonies that helped to fuel their revolutions for independence?
How did nationalism play a role in supporting independence movements.
Agenda
Finish Cartoon about Napoleon’s rise and fall.
Complete p 21 about Latin American independence
In three groups, complete foreign correspondent assignment
Latin American independence

2. Reasons and strategies for Latin American independence movements
Reasons and strategies for Latin American independence movements. - Haiti
Reasons slaves revolted
Whites, a small minority, used brutal methods
African slaves were politically powerless
African slaves were terrorized
African slaves far outnumbered whites.
Enlightened ideas of liberty and equality
Strategies employed to gain independence
African priest Boukman inspired slaves to revolt
Toussaint L’Ouverture became a very successful military and diplomatic leader by finding enemy’s weaknesses
Dessalines became the next leader of revolution promoting Haitian nationalism

3. Reasons and strategies for Latin American independence movements
Reasons and strategies for Latin American independence movements. – South America
Reasons Americans revolted
Enlightenment ideas of liberty and equality, and popular sovereignty
Opposed being ruled by Napoleon’s brother, who was made the illegitimate King of Spain
Strategies employed by Bolivar and San Martin
Surprise tactics by Bolivar
San Martin – forced surprise march combined with alliance with O’Higgins
Unity between Bolivar and San Martin
Bolivar’s command of a large, very nationalistic motivated volunteer army.

4. Reasons and strategies for Latin American independence movements
Reasons and strategies for Latin American independence movements. - Mexico
Importance of grito de Dolores
Padre Miguel Hidalgo used this as a call for peasants to rise up against Spain
Morelos also lost, but furthered the idea of Mexican independence basing it on the popular support for Mexicans governing Mexico (popular sovereignty)
How did each racial group play a role in independence?
Indios and Mestizos fought for the revolution – they were the down- trodden underclasses
Creoles later joined independence to maintain their social and economic positions as the wealth landowners.

5. Foreign Correspondent Assignment – your news media outlet sends you and your reporting team to report on the independence revolutions in the Americas. Make a news story.
In your group, break into two parts:
Working for an indigenous media outlet
Working for the colonizing media outlet
Write a news story, produce a news program or design a news presentation that includes:
Reason for revolt
Main leaders
Actions taken by revolutionaries
Actions taken by colonizers
Results
Dates
Pictures and maps