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9140636283Political causes of the Latin American revolution- Power belongs to peninsulares and serve as visors, administrators, and judges. - Elaborate buerocracy. - Received huge salaries. - No history of self government.0
9140636284Economic causes of the Latin American revolution- European nations used mercantilism to gain wealth from their American colonies. - Switched from silver to cash crops. - Minor economy. - Sugar and coffee.1
9140935288Social causes of the Latin American revolution- Society of Casta system. - 16 social and racial categories.2
9140935289Who were Peninsulares?Held political power.3
9140935290Who were Creoles?- Economic power. - Majority of uprisings were led by creoles. - Plantation owners.4
9140935291Who were Mestizos?People of Indian and Spanish decent.5
9140935292Who were Mulattos?People of African and Spanish decent.6
9140935293Who were slaves?Mainly Indians and Africans.7
9140935294Who were Caudillos?- Military dictators. - Seized power. - Made few reforms for citizens.8
9140935295Who was M. Hildalgo?- A poor but well educated Catholic priest. - Used Enlightenment ideas to call for a revolution against Spain. - Led an army of 80,000 mestizos and Indians. - During the rebellion, Hidalgo was killed.9
9140935296Who was S. Bolivar?From 1811 to 1824, Venezuelan creole, Simone Bolivar led an army of revolutionaries against Spain. Helped create a nation of Gran Columbia, Peru, and Bolivia.10
9140935297Who was Jose de San Martin?- Argentinean Creole who led the independence of Argentina. - Helped create new nations of Argentina, Chile, and Peru.11
9140935298What happened in 1821?- Spain granted Mexico its independence. - A republic was formed.12
9140935299What happened in 1807?- Napoleon invaded the Iberian Peninsula. - He arrested the king of Spain. - The empire was beheaded.13
9140935300What happened in 1816?Independence of Argentina.14
9140935301What happened in 1822?- Independence of Brazil. - Brazil is bloodless. - Brazil was a monarchy until 1888.15
9140935302Political effects of the Latin American revolution- Becomes a monarchy. - Many new independent Latin American colonies. - Throughout Latin America, new democratic republic's were created. - Did not have history of self governance. - Many governments were unstable.16
9140935303What were economic effects of the Latin American revolution?- Economy remained a source of natural resources and cash crops. - British and United States' Capital started dominating Latin America because Latin America was dependent on the United States' protection from European nations.17
9140935304Social effects of the Latin American revolution- Brazil did not abolish slavery. - Creoles replaced Peninsulares.18
9140935305What are the dates of the Latin American revolution?1810 to 1825.19

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