Think ‘N’ Write #21: Which Ideas may have
influenced Simon Bolivar?
“The first duty of a government is
to give education to the people”
Simon Bolivar
AIM #22: HOW DID LATIN AMERICA GAIN INDEPENDENCE?
PROBLEMS IN
THE SPANISH EMPIRE
THE
ENLIGHTENMENT
I. CAUSES
THE
AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
THE
FRENCH
REVOLUTION
II. COLONIAL SOCIETY DIVIDED
Creoles:
People of pure
European blood
But born in the
New World
Mestizos:
Indian +
European
blood
SOCIAL HIERARCHY
P
C
M&M
Peninsulares:
Native Spaniards
Mulattos:
African +
European blood
I&A
Indians and Africans
II. COLONIAL SOCIETY DIVIDED
1. .
2. .
3. .
4. .
Aim: How Did Latin America Gain
Independence?
III. TOUSSAINT
L’OUVERTURE
1. .
2. .
Simon
Bolivar
• Creole
• Known as the George Washington
of L. America
• Freed Venezuela from Spain
Jose de
San
Martin
• Creole
• Freed Southern S. America from
Spain.
• Joined forces with Bolivar.
Miguel
Hidalgo
• Creole priest
• Began the revolution in Mexico.
• Didn’t succeed until ten years after
his execution.
Bolivar meets San
Martin
RESULTS OF LATIN AMERICAN
INDEPENDENCE.
THE CAUDILLOS
1. .
WHY?
2. ..
3. .
EFFECT
S
SUMMARY
POLITICAL
ECONOMIC
SOCIAL
BEFORE
AFTER