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Chapter 24 Section 4 Mr. Love World History III Basketball Notes
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Colonial Economy _____ had colonized Brazil. Portugal _____ controlled most of the rest of South America. Spain These two nations used the economic system of _______, acquiring as much gold and wealth as possible. Mercantilism – Colonies were a market for the mother country. Could not trade freely with other countries.
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Colonial Economy Certain colonists were given huge estates on which they set up large, self-sufficient farms. These farms were called _______. Haciendas
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Colonial Economy How were American Indians used on these haciendas? Slaves
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Colonial Society Society in LA was ruled by ______, Europeans born in either Spain or Portugal. Peninsulares White people that were born in the colonies were called ______. Creoles – suffered discrimination People of American Indian and European background were called ________. Mestizos People of European and African ancestry were called ________. Mulattoes
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Colonial Society Missionaries played a large role in LA by converting many of the native people to _______. Catholicism
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Causes of Discontent _______ took control of the Spanish crown in 1759. Charles III Charles III wanted to restore power in LA by using a _______ system. Appointed peninsulares to govern the colonies. Intendancy – this move along with heavy taxes he placed on the people of LA caused a great deal of anger. Colonists responded to these actions with a call for ________. Independence The man who would help to lead many revolutions in LA was ______ _______. Simon Bolivar
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Haiti’s Slave Revolution The first successful revolt to place in the French colony of ________. St. Domingue In 1791, mulattoes and slaves joined together led by ______ _______, and staged a bloody revolt. Toussaint-Louverture This is the only successful slave revolt in the world. Became first independent country in LA.
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Mexico and Central America Rebel Early revolutions took place in Mexico. In 1810, ____ _____ _____, a local preist, led an army of peasant indians against the Spanish. He did well but was eventually caught and executed. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Finally, the Mexican generals will overthrow the Spanish government and declare themselves a republic.
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Spanish South America One of the first revolts against Spain was in the southern region of __ _____ in 1810. La Pata Many small revolts took place throughout South America. Was finally able to push the Spanish out.
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Brazil Napoleon’s army invaded ______ in 1807. Portugal The prince Dom Joao and his family fled to ______. Brazil – He helped modernize the country. However, revolt took place in Portugal making him return home. ___ ____ declared independence in 1822 and ruled as emperor. Dom Pedro By this time almost all of LA was now independent.
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Latin America after Independence After Spain tried to regain some of it lost territories, the United States wanted to make sure Europeans stayed out. In 1823 President James Monroe issued the ____ ____. Monroe Doctrine – what is this document? Why is it important?
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Latin American Unity Many countries in LA wanted unity for the continent. Why did this not happen?
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Internal Problems The internal conflicts were between two groups: the ______ and the ______. The creoles (conservative) and Mestizos (liberal) Ambitious mestizo leaders were also known as _____. Caudillos
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