7-3.3 Latin American Independence Movements

What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?

• race
• wealth
• politics
• religion

What caused the differences between these two maps?

• the English Civil War
• the Napoleonic Wars
• revolutions against colonial rule
• the Spanish conquest of the Americas

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

• they had most of the wealth and power
• they refused to participate in politics
• they refused to give jobs to Europeans
• they kept Europeans out of the military

How did Napoleon's conquest of Europe impact European colonies in Latin America?

• slavery became illegal
• new leaders bankrupted the colonies
• nationalism increased and inspired revolutions
• people fled the colonies for Europe

What influenced Toussaint L'Ouverture to say this and lead a slave rebellion in Haiti?

• absolutism
• Enlightenment ideas
• international trade
• the scientific method

What event during the Haitian Revolution inspired Toussaint L'Ouverture to say this?

• the French crushed the revolution
• Haitian leaders betrayed him to the French
• the French bribed him to stop the revolution
• the French captured and imprisoned him

Why is Father Miguel Hidalgo called the Father of the Nation of Mexico?

• he led the conquistadors who conquered Mexico
• he was the first ruler of independent Mexico
• he defeated the Spanish forces and won independence
• he inspired a revolution by giving the Grito

Who became emperor of Mexico after they won independence from Spain?

• Agustin de Iturbide
• Father Miguel Hidalgo
• Simon Bolivar
• Jose de San Martin

What social class led the fight for independence from Spanish rule in South America?

• peninsulares
• creoles
• mestizos
• Native Americans

Which historical figure best completes this chart comparing revolutionary leaders?

• Father Miguel Hidalgo
• Agustin de Iturbide
• Jose de San Martin
• Simon Bolivar