Latin American Revolutions Vocab

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Uprising against authority

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revolution

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During the 1800s & 1900s, minorities & women fought for equal rights.

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suffrage

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Independence leader in Haiti against the French

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

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People of Spanish or Portuguese descent born in the Americas

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creoles

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Independence leader in Mexico

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Miguel Hidalgo

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Colonists in Latin America born in Spain or Portugal

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peninsulares

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Known as "the Liberator" for leading revolutionary movements in South America.

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Simon Bolivar

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Led revolutionary movements in Argentina, Chile & Peru against the Spanish

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Jose de San Martin

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NOT a country in Latin America:

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Portugal

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Revolutionary leader of Brazil's independence movement.

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Pedro I