Aim: How did nation states develop in Latin America?

Do Now:

What is liberty?

What would you be willing to ensure your own or your countries Liberty?

Do think it was insincere for the French people to lead the revolution to the motto of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and simultaneously deny freedom to men outside of their country?

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The American and French Revolutionsspread the idea that people were entitled

to a government that protectedtheir interests.

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When Napoleonconquered Spain,Latin Americans

were ableto govern

themselves.

Reasons for Nationalist MovementsLatin Americans resented restrictions that forbade them to trade

with countries other than Spain.

Latin Americans resented restrictions that prevented them from manufacturing their own goods.

The American and French Revolutions encouraged freedom and self-rule.

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After Napoleon’s defeat, many LatinAmerican colonies refused to return to

Spanish rule and demanded independence.

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Toussaint L’Ouvertureled an uprising ofAfrican slaves in 1791, forcing the

French out of Haiti.

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Haiti was the first Latin Americancolony to achieve independence.

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Simon Bolivardefeated Spanishforces between 1819 and 1825,

liberatingVenezuela, Colombia,

Ecuador, Peruand Bolivia.

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Jose de San Martin worked toliberate Argentina and Chile from Spanish rule in the years 1816 to

1818.

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Miguel Hidalgo,a priest, began

a rebellionagainst Spanishrule in Mexico

in 1810, but theuprising failed.Mexico later

achieved its independence

in 1821.

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President Monroe of the United Statesissued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823.

It stated the United States would opposeany attempt by Europeans to establish

new colonies in the Americas.

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The Monroe Doctrine made it clearto the world that the United States

had special interests in the WesternHemisphere.

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After independence, dictatorships,unstable governments, and poverty

affected many Latin American nations.Land and wealth remained in

the hands of a small elite. Caudillos ormilitary leaders ruled in some places.

Questions for Reflection:

What were the causes of the Latin American independence movements?

Who was Toussaint L’Ouverture and what did he accomplish?

What were the accomplishments of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin?

Compare and contrast Miguel Hidalgo and Toussaint L’Ouverture.

What happened to the newly independent nations?

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