Chapter 25 Flashcards

337306479	Simon Bolivar	The most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America. Born in Venezuela, he led military forces there, in Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.	0
337306480	Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla	Mexican priest who led the 1st stage of the Mexican independence war in 1810. He was captured and executed in 1811.	1
337306481	Personalist Leaders	Political leaders who rely on charisma & their ability to mobilize & direct the masses of citizens outside the authority of constitutions & laws.	2
337306482	Andrew Jackson	1st U.S. president born in humble circumstances. He was popular among frontier residents, urban workers, & small farmers. He had a successful political career as a judge. general, congressman, senator, and president. After being denied the presidency in 1824 in a controversial election, he won in 1828 & reelected in 1832.	3
337306483	Abolitionists	Men and women who agitated for a complete end to slavery. British abolitionists pressed for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808 & slavery in 1834. In the U.S. the activities of abolitionists were one factor leading to the Civil War (1861-5)	4
337306484	Acculturation	The adoption of the language, customs, values, & behaviors of host nations by immigrants.	5
337306485	Women's Rights Convention	An 1848 gathering of women angered by their exclusion from an international antislavery meeting. They met in Seneca Falls, NY to discuss women's rights.	6
337306486	Development	In the 19th and 20th century, the economic process that led to industrial urbanization, the rise of large & prosperous middle class, & heavy investment in education.	7
337306487	Underdevelopment	The condition experienced by economies that depend on colonial forms of production such as the export of raw materials & plantation crops with low wages & low investment in education.	8