1/7 of Quarter 3 Test The Earth and Its Peoples
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| 334254560 | Augustin de Iturbide | Becomes dictator of Mexico in 1821. In 1824, he is successfully overthrown by moderate Creoles and Mestizos, and Mexico gains independence as a Republic. | 0 | |
| 334254561 | Benito Juarez | President of Mexico. Born into poverty, he was educated as a lawyer and rose to become the President. He led Mexico's resistance to a French invasion in 1862 and the installation of Maximilian as emperor. | 1 | |
| 334254562 | Emperor Maximilian | French Emperor to Mexico when France invaded; France's army had to leave Mexico and return to Europe; captured by Mexican forces and executed | 2 | |
| 334254563 | Jose Antonio Paez | Venezuelan soldier who led Simon Bolivar's cavalry force. He declared Venezuela's independence from Gran Columbia in 1829 | 3 | |
| 334254564 | Jose de San Martin | South American general and statesman, born in Argentina: leader in winning independence for Argentina, Peru, and Chile; protector of Peru | 4 | |
| 334254565 | Jose Maria Morelos | Mexican priest and former student of Hidalgo y Costilla, he led the forces fighting for Mexican independence until he was captured and executed in 1815 | 5 | |
| 334254566 | Mapuches | indigenous people of central and southern chile and southern Argentina | 6 | |
| 334254567 | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | Mexican priest who led the first stage of the Mexican independence war in 1810. He was captured and executed in 1811 | 7 | |
| 334254568 | Pedro I | son and successor of Joao VI in brazil; aided in the declaration of Brazilian independence in 1822 and became constitutional emperor | 8 | |
| 334254569 | Simon Bolivar | the most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela, he led military forces there and in Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. | 9 | |
| 334254570 | Tecumseh | Shawnee leader who attempted to organize an Amerindian confederacy to prevent the loss of additional territory to American settlers. He became and ally to the British in the War of 1812 and died in battle. | 10 | |
| 334254571 | Tenskwatawa | called the prophet, said native americans must give up white ways, and no longer trade with them | 11 | |
| 334254572 | abolitionists | anti slavery activists who demanded the immediate end of slavery. | 12 | |
| 334254573 | Confederation of 1867 | Negotiated union of the formerly separate colonial governments of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. This new Dominion of Canada with a central government in Ottawa is seen as the beginning of the Canadian nation | 13 | |
| 334254574 | Gran Columbia | Bolivar's plan to unite Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Columbia. They united in 1822 but broke part in 1830 because of geography(mountains separated them). He hope it would be a workable union for all Latin American states | 14 | |
| 334254575 | Junta | a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power | 15 | |
| 334254576 | Abolition of Slavery | 13th amendment ratified by the Convention on February 4, 1794 and extended to all French territories, including the Caribbean colonies of Martinique and Guadeloup | 16 | |
| 334254577 | acculturation | the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture | 17 | |
| 334254578 | Caste War | A rebellion of the Maya people against the government of Mexico in 1847. It nearly returned the Yucatan to Maya rule. Some Maya rebels retreated to unoccupied territories where they held out until 1901. | 18 | |
| 334254579 | Women's Rights Convention | Meeting in Seneca Falls, New York of feminists; 1848; First meeting for women's rights, helped in long struggle for women to be equal to men | 19 |
