American, French, and Latin American Revolution

How did the Free African people of Haiti respond to the French Revolution?

• They massacred white slave owners

• They immediately freed slaves

• They started a civil war for equality

• They burned down plantations

How did the Haitian Revolution Begin?

• Slave revolt swept across the island.

• Napoleon invaded Spain and Portugal.

• Free blacks declared Haiti independent.

• French National Convention abolished slavery.

What were the expecations of Father Hidalgo and the lower class Mexican people he led in Revolt?

• Maintain social hierarchy

• Independence and Monarchy

• Equality of all Men and Land

• Abolition of Slavery

How did the Mexican War of Independence begin?

• With Hidalgo calling for independence and equal rights.

• With Creoles led by Iturbide calling for a conservative revolution.

• With Napoleon invading Mexico with the French army.

• With Spain granting Mexico independence.

What role did Napoleon play in the start of Latin American revolutions?

• He granted each of the colonies freedom after conquering Spain and Portugal.

• Invasion of Spain and Portugal created opportunity for revolution in the colonies.

• Napoleon's downfall led to people around the world searching for more power.

• Napoleon believed that all men were equal and this inspired revolutions around the world.

How did Mexico gain independence from Spain?

• Miguel Hidalgo led a successful popular revolution

• Creoles led army declared independence from Spain

• The United States invaded Mexico breaking it away from Spain.

• Napoleon invaded Mexico and gave it independence.

Which of the following best describes the timeline of the Bolivarian revolutions in South America?

• They immediately won independence through revolutionary wars.

• Slavery was abolished and then reinstated during the revolutions.

• After multiple defeats, Bolivar successfully fought for the independence of four new nations.

• Popular revolutions around Latin America caused Napoleon to grant the colonies their freedom.

Why did Prince Pedro declare Brazil's independence from Portugal?

• Napoleon invaded Portugal

• Creoles convinced him to declare independence

• He hated his father

• Unrest in Portugal that caused Pedro to return to Europe.

How did Brazil's independence show that very little changed during the Latin American Revolutions?

• Brazil became independent after massive slave revolts

• Brazil no longer needed slavery to produce cash crops

• The Catholic Church gave up control

• Creoles still had most of the power and slavery was not abolished

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• French vs. Indians
• British vs. French
• British vs. French and Indians
• Indians vs. British