Latin American Revolutions(Unit 5)

The​ (a)   are the highest class with just 30,000 people in it. The 2nd highest are the (b)   with 3.5 million people. After them are the ​ (c)   and then the ​ (d)   . 2nd to last are the ​​ (e)   . At the very bottom of the social hierarchy are the Enslaved People.

• Peninsulares
• Creoles
• Mestizos
• Mulattoes
• Native Americans

The Castas system caused a lot of discontent.

• True

• False

What is true about the Creoles?

• They only want equality for themselves.

• They have the finances for a revolution.

• They want self-governement.

• They want political power.

• They are influenced by Locke.

What is true about the Mestizos?

• They want to be able to serve in government.

• They are Locke influenced.

• They want self-government.

• They want to be at the top with everyone else below them.

What inspired the Latin American Revolutions?

• The American Revolution (Declaration of Independence)

• The French Revolution (Declaration of Rights of Man)

• The Haitian Revolution (Led by Africans/Non-white)

• The Enlightenment ideas

How did the Napoleonic Wars impact Latin American Revolutions?

• Spain and Portugal have French leadership because of Nepotism.

• Spanish and Portuguese monarchs are unable to send troops to stop the revolutions.

• Spain and Portugal supported the revolts against them.

• Spain and Portugal took out the revolts.

Select everything true about Simon Bolivar.

• Creole

• Born in Venezuela

• Son of wealthy sugar plantation owner

• Educated in Europe, toured Europe

• Uneducated son of a enslaved person

Simon Bolivar uses​ (a)   military tactics. This means he knows when to retreat, so they can continue fighting.

• George Washington's
• Thomas jefferson's
• Patrick Henery's
• King Loius XVIII's

Bolivar escapes south america and goes to​ (a)  

• Jamaica.
• Haiti
• Spain
• Portugal

Bolivar wrote the Letter from Jamaica. What was in this letter?

• Rationale for Revolution

• Appealed to Spain's Rivals to help(England)

• How life in Jamaica was.

• Letter to George Washington asking for weapons and discussing tactics.