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What did the European Enlightment believe in? |
Everyone should have rights |
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Haitian Revolution ( 1791-1804 ):
Haiti was originally what? |
St. Domingue |
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How was Haiti's society? |
Mixed. Slaves, freed blacks and French colonists |
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What are Creoles? |
People who were born in South America that are mixed |
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During the French Revolution, tensions increased between what two kinds of people? |
White inhabitants and freed blacks. |
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How do the Haitian slaves capitalize on the social tensions? |
They revolt. |
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Revolts were led by who in St. Domingue? |
Toussaint L'O |
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What happened to Haiti in 1804? |
The republic declared there independence. |
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Mexican Empire ( 1821-1824 ):
Who urged the mestizos and Indians to join a rebellion against Spain, Spanish officials and Creoles/peninsulares? |
Miguel de Hidalgo |
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In 1811, what did the Creoles do to Hidalgo? |
Executed him |
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In 1811, what did the Creoles do to Hidalgo? |
Executed him |
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What creole officer led a revolution against Spanish control in 1821? |
Augustin de Iturbide |
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What was created after the Mexican Empire was overthrown and Iturbide was executed? |
The Republic of Mexico |
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What was created after the Mexican Empire was overthrown and Iturbide was executed? |
The Republic of Mexico |
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When did Central American states divide into independent nations? |
1838 |
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What was created after the Mexican Empire was overthrown and Iturbide was executed? |
The Republic of Mexico |
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When did Central American states divide into independent nations? |
1838 |
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Mexican Republic ( 1824-1864 ):
What was the Mexican constitution made of? |
Federalists |
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What was created after the Mexican Empire was overthrown and Iturbide was executed? |
The Republic of Mexico |
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When did Central American states divide into independent nations? |
1838 |
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Mexican Republic ( 1824-1864 ):
What was the Mexican constitution made of? |
Federalists |
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What led to violence in the Mexican Republic in 1832-1835? |
Liberal Federalists who attacked a church that owned half of Mexican land |
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Mexico's weakness'? |
Political instability and financial weakness |
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What did the United States annex in 1845? |
Texas |
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What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo give the US? |
50% of Mexico's land but 5% of population who confronted Mexican problems |
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What was the La Reforma? |
A liberal revolt that aimed to limit power of the military and the church by redistributing land. |
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What was the La Reforma? |
A liberal revolt that aimed to limit power of the military and the church by redistributing land. |
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Who led the La Reforma |
Benito Juarez |
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Who was elected president in Mexico in 1857? |
Juarez. He creates the constitution |
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What is the Gadsden Purchase? |
Territory bought by the US from Mexico for $10 million so they could construct a railroad and control the Gila River. |
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What happened when the La Reforma angered the conservatives? |
A civil war broke out |
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What happened when the La Reforma angered the conservatives? |
A civil war broke out |
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Who took the throne of the second Mexican empire? |
Maximilian von Hapsburg |
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What was Juarez's new message after becoming president for the second time after Max's execution? |
Hands off Mexico |
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When was there a new liberal constitution? |
1853 |
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Argentine Republic's population tripled due to what? |
Political stability and liberal control |
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Brazilian Empire
What were Brazil's main trades? |
Sugar, cotton, cacao and slaves |
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What was set up as the capital in Brazil? |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Who became the constitutional emperor of Brazil after declaring independnce in 1822? |
Dom Pedro I |
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Liberals started conflicting with conservatives because of what? |
The existence of a monarchy. |
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What surpassed sugar, now comprised 60% of Brazil's economy? |
Coffee |
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What did fazendas do? |
Coffee estates intensified slavery |
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Support for monarchy decreased leading to the War of the Triple Alliance between? |
Paraguay vs. Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay |
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Who overthrew the emperor and established a republic in 1889? |
Coup |
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Latin America Culture
Did social change come slow or fast for Indians, blacks and women? |
Slowly |
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Women can now participate in _____? |
Public education |
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In 1854, slavery was abolished everywhere except |
Cuba, Puerto Rico and Brazil |
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Why did most attempts for consolidation and unification fail? |
Regionalism |
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Why did most attempts for consolidation and unification fail? |
Regionalism |
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What kind of Brazilian and Carribean plantations were the center of Latin Americas economy? |
Sugar plantations |
