MWH Unit 2 Enlightened/Atlantic Revolutions

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Spanish-Americans born in the Americans are called _____________

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Creoles, Creole, Criollos, Criollo, crelo, crello, crillo, crilo, creoll, creol

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Why did many people in colonial Latin America dislike the peninsulares?

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They had most of the wealth and power.

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The Haitian Revolution began in the richest colony in the world which supplied 1/2 the coffee and 40% of the sugar both of which relied on

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exploited labor, mainly slavery

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Which revolution started first? Options: American, French, Haitian, Latin American

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American

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Partially caused by high taxation on the third estate, this revolution ends with an emperor (or king)

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French

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Creoles rebelled against the Peninsulares in this revolution

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Spanish American

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One feature shared by the Atlantic Revolutions and the Industrial Revolution was that each revolution _____.

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Reflected ideas drawn from the Enlightenment

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This revolution led to the world's "most democratic country", and gaining independence, but the economy and rights of most people didn't change until much later.

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American

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Inspired by ideas of the social contract, natural rights, liberty, and equality

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All Atlantic Revolutions

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Enlightenment thinkers Jean Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire promoted revolutionary thought by supporting views that called for _____?

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Greater human rights and restrictions on absolute power.