Pg 247 #1 & 2 Interpreting Graphs

• 1. Which two groups made up the vast majority of the population in Spanish America?– Indians and Europeans

• 2. Of the Europeans, which group—peninsulares or creoles—probably made up a larger percentage?– Creoles

Pg 248 Question A

• A) How did the French Revolution affect the colonists in the Americas?– The French Revolution inspired Latin Americans;

the Haitians rebelled against the French when they were least able to respond.

Pg 251 #1 & 2 Interpreting Maps

• 1) What two European countries held the largest colonial empires in Latin America in 1800?– Spain and Portugal

• 2) Comparing the two maps, which independent countries had emerged by 1830 from Spanish territory in the Americas?– Mexico, United Province of Central America, Gran

Columbia, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, United Provinces of La Plata

Pg 252 #1

• 1.

• peninsulare-colonists who were born in Spain• creole-colonists who were born in Latin America to Spanish

parents• mulatto-persons of mixed European and African ancestry• Simon Bolivar-leader of independence movements in Latin

America• Jose de San Martin-leader of independence movements in

Latin America• Miquel Hidalgo-early leader of Mexican independence

movement• Jose Maria Morelos-later leader of Mexican independence

movement

Pg 252 #2

• 2. Which independence movement was led by Toussaint L’Ouverture?– Haiti: slaves, fought France; new nation– Spanish South America: Creoles, fought Spain;

new nations– Mexico: Indians, mestizos, creoles; fought Spain;

new nation

Pg 252 #3 & 4

• 3. How was Spanish colonial society structured?– Penisulares at the top, then creoles, mestizos,

mulattos, slaves, and Indians• 4. How was the Haitian Revolution different

from revolutions in the rest of Latin America?– This revolt was accomplished by slaves.

Pg 252 #5 & 7

• 5. Which groups led the quest for Mexican independence?– Creoles, mestizos, mulattos, and Indians

• 7. Would creole revolutionaries tend to be democratic or authoritarian leaders? Explain– Democratic—Creoles are educated, knew

Enlightenment ideas, economic interests– Authoritarian—military background, felt superior

to lower classes; economic interests to protect

Pg 252 #8

• 8. How were events in Europe related to the revolutions in Latin America?– French Revolution set off events linked to Haiti

and the Spanish-held colonies. Napoleon's conquest of Europe also contributed.