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UEQ AND LEQ
UEQ: How did events in Europe cause Revolutions in Latin America?
LEQ: How important were individuals like Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, Miguel Hidalgo, and Jose Maria Morelos in the Latin American Revolutions?
VOCABULARY
Latin America Revolution Peninsulares Creoles Mulattos Simon Bolivar Jose de San Martin Miguel Hidalgo Jose Maria Morelos
OUTLINE MAPS OF SOUTH AMERICA
To understand where ideas from the Enlightenment and French Revolution spread, you will color in and label one map of South America and Central America.
Use your book atlas on page A8 to A10 to properly color in all countries of Central and South America.
Be sure to use your atlas to also properly label each country of Central and South America.
CREATING A SYMBOL TO REPRESENT YOUR COUNTRY Turn to page 246 in your textbook. Read over the paragraph at the top of the page. Directions:
Pretending that you are an artist create and draw a symbol that could represent your country.
Within your symbol draw other images and symbols that represent the values and beliefs of your country.
Provide a detailed explanation of what your symbol represents and what beliefs and values it shows.
Grading:1. Participation – 10 pts2. Symbol is creative, complete, and colored – 15 pts3. Symbol contains other symbols that represent
values and beliefs – 15 pts4. Detailed explanation is provided that describes
what the symbol represents and beliefs – 20 pts
REVOLUTIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA Revolutions in America and France, and ideas
from the Enlightenment helped changed citizens ideas about who should control government.
Ideas of liberty, equality, and people ruling government spread into cities of South America.
Latin America European countries controlled many Latin
American countries. Citizens living in Latin America hated European
control and felt that revolution was necessary to be free.
STRUCTURE OF LATIN AMERICA SOCIETY Create the graphic organizer below in your
power notes. Label the different levels within the organizer
as the different social groups in Latin America, also be sure to write the notes that characterize each group next to each group.
LATIN AMERICA SOCIETY
The class of citizens controlled their place and jobs they could get in Latin American society.
Peninsulares People born in Spain Made up a small part of Latin American
population Held many high government jobs because they
were the most trustworthy.
Creoles Spanish speaking people born in Latin America Could not hold government jobs
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY CONTINUED…
Mestizos Latin American citizens that had European and
Indian ancestry. Middle class citizens
Mulattos Latin American citizens of mixed European and
African ancestry. Many were slaves. Poor class citizens
REVOLUTION BEGINS IN LATIN AMERICA
Haiti Originally called Saint Dominique and was the
first Latin American country to become free. Toussaint L’Ouverture
Led a revolt of 100,000 African slaves in 1791. Freed all African slaves on the island by 1801. Agreed with Napoleon to stop the revolt if he
freed all African slaves. French troops arrested him and imprisoned him
in France where he dies in 1803. Haiti would remain under French control until
it became its own country in 1804.
CREOLE LEADERSHIP
Groups of Creoles living in Latin America were the least oppressed group. Educated Many traveled to Europe where they learned
about the Enlightenment and its ideas
1810 Rebellions break out across Latin America. Two creole generals Simon Bolivar and Jose de
San Martin help free Venezuela and Argentina from European control.
SIMON BOLIVAR Venezuela
Declared its independence from Spain in 1811. Bolivar was a military general, whose army of
volunteers was defeated in battle twice. Bolivar was captured and kicked out of
Venezuela twice. 1819
Bolivar’s army of 2,000 soldiers captured and defeated the Spanish army.
1821 Because of his success Bolivar helps Venezuela
become its own free country.
JOSE DE SAN MARTIN
Argentina Declared its independence from Spain in 1816. Spanish forces in Chile and Peru were threats to
Argentina’s independence so San Martin invaded both countries. Freed Chile in 1817
1824 San Martin had his army join with Simon Bolivar’s
army to defeat the Spanish in Peru. Bolivar’s new army defeats the Spanish and
kicks them out of Latin America. Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador
all become free independent countries.
MEXICO BECOMES FREE
Mexico Indians and Mestizos lead the revolution for
Mexican independence from Spain.
Miguel Hidalgo Mexican priest who believed in the
Enlightenment and its ideas. In 1810 he rang his small villages church bells
while calling for a rebellion against Spain. His cry for independence caused 80,000 men to
join together as an army, but were defeated by the Spanish.