Latin American Revolutions

My theories on the natural rights of man contributed to the desire of Latin American countries to gain independence from their colonial rulers.

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Hobbe

I led a slave rebellion against the colonial rulers in Haiti

• Touissant L'Overture

• Maximillien Robespierre

• Simon Bolivar

• Father Hidalgo

Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin both worked for

• Microsoft

• independence

• France

• Napoleon

The Encomienda System of Latin America led to which of the following?

• Forced Labor

• Establishment of trade unions

• increase in land ownership for Native Americans

• weakening of the power of peninsulares

A person's position in life in the Encomienda system was determined by their

• Skill

• Religion

• Place of Birth

• Education

Which is true of the revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century?

• religion was a major cause of conflicts

• nationalism had little influence on revolutions

• Spanish-born peninsulares led the Revolutions

• Latin American revolutions were influenced by events in North America and Europe

Which is true of the social class system of Latin America prior to the revolutions?

• The system was dominated by Spanish-born nobility.

• equality emerged among the classes.

• Native Americans gained influence.

• Mestizos gained political power.

An outline describes:

A. Spread of Ideas from the American Revolution.

B. Enslaved persons burning sugar fields and rebelling against French slave owners.

C. Touissant L'Ouverture organizing rebels.

What is the best title for the outline?

• Causes for Bismarck's rise to power.

• Results of the Munich Pact

• Causes of the French Revolution

• Factors of the Haitian Revolution

In this system, which of the following is true?

• African and Native Americans were politically powerful.

• The peninsulares made up the majority of the population.

• The fewest people in the population had the greatest power.

• Mestizos and Mulattoes controlled the land in the colonies.

"Brothers and friends, I am Touissant Lo'uverture; perhaps my name has made itself known to you. I have undertaken vengeance. I want Liberty and Equality to reign in St. Domingue......"

What did this letter by TLO lead to?

• A revolution in Colombia

• The Haitian Revolution

• A Gran America

• The American Revolution