Latin AMERICAN Revolutions

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Colonies are areas under political control of a distant country, occupied by its settlers.

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A country or area under political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

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Mercantilism...

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benefits of profitable trading; commercialism

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Mulattoes are...

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a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean.

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Mestizos are individuals of mixed race, particularly the offspring of a Spaniard and a native.

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Offspring of a Spaniard and a native.

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Peninsulares:

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Spanish-born Spaniard in the New World or Spanish East Indies.

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Enlightenment...

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A European intellectual movement of the 17th & 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism over tradition.

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Industrial Revolution:

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Rapid industrial growth in 18th & 19th century Britain due to machinery.

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French Revolution:

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an uprising in France against the monarchy (1789-1799) that established France as a republic.

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Nationalism...

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advocacy of political independence for a country

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Monroe Doctrine: principle of US policy against external intervention in Americas.

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Intervention by external powers in Americas is hostile to the US.