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Warm-up
What is the Congress of Vienna, and what is its main purpose?
At the Congress of Vienna (1815), the governments of Europe reacted to the French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon by attempting to
A.Spread the idea of democracyB.Restore old regimes to powerC.Encourage nationalist movementsD.Promote the European free-trade zone
Revolutions in Latin America
Uprising in Haiti Haiti an island in the
Caribbean The 1st Latin American
revolution took place in the French colony of Haiti
90% of Haitians were slaves who worked fields to provide Europe with sugar and coffee
In the 1790s, Toussaint L’Ouverture (a former slave) led a revolt against the FrenchEventually captured and
died in a French prisonHaitians took advantage of
French soldiers’ sickness due to malaria and defeated the French
In 1804, Haiti became Latin America’s 1st independent former colony
Class system in Latin America
Peninsulares – people born in Spain
Mestizos – mixed European and Indian ancestry
Creoles – fully Spanish, born in Latin America
Africans
Mulattos – mixed European and African ancestry
IIndians
Revolutions• Creoles in Latin
America well educated, but couldn’t hold political power– During 1700s, they go
back to Europe for education, read latest in books
• What sorts of readings are going to be popular at this time?
Why would the Creoles be the most likely group to lead a revolution?