1. Knowledge Connections Definition Picture Term Vocabulary  MestizosMulattos

2. Essential Question What goals were shared by Louverture and Hidalgo?

3. What was the situation in Haiti? The first revolution in Latin America took place in Haiti Haiti can be found on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea

4. What was produced in Haiti? In Haiti, many enslaved workers produced sugar and coffee More than 500,000 of the 560,000 people who lived in Haiti were either slaves or had once been enslaved Nearly 90% of the population

5. Who controlled Haiti? Haiti was actually a French colony… Most Latin American colonies were either ruled by Spain or Portugal

6. Why did a rebellion occur? With France tied up with revolution and war… The time was ripe for a rebellion in Haiti

7. Who led the rebellion? In the 1790s, enslaved Africans began rebelling against French rule They were led by TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE

8. What did it accomplish? French forces captured Louverture and he eventually died in prison… The revolution lived on… In 1804, Haiti announced its independence and became the first Latin American country to win its independence

9. What happened in Mexico? In Mexico, two Catholic priests led a revolt against Spain MIGUEL HIDALGOJOSE MARIA MORELOS

10. What happened to the priests? Both Hidalgo and Morelos were captured and executed…. But, the revolution lived on…

11. What was the result? 1821 – Mexico declares its independence from Spain 1823 – Mexico declares itself a republic Soon… Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua would all announce their independence from Spanish rule as well

12. Essential Question What goals were shared by Louverture and Hidalgo?

13. Louverture Hidalgo