Latin America Test

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Toussaint L'Ouverture

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Leader of slave rebellion on the French sugar island of St. Domingue that led to the creation of the independent republic of Haiti

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Father Miguel de Hidalgo

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Mexican priest who led the independence movement among Indians and mestizos before he was captured and killed

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Augustin de Iturbide

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leader of the conservative Creoles in Mexico who later signed an agreement with the mestizo/Indian insurgency to work towards independence, after which point he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico

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Simon Bolivar

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a leader of the independence movement in nothern South America whose military successes led to the creation of the independent state of Gran Columbia

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Centralists

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those who wished to create strong federal governments, with little room for regional autonomy, after independence was granted in Latin America

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mercantilism

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economic theory that stresses setting government policy to maximize wealth, by limiting imports and exporting much

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Mexican-American War

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A war fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846-1848 in which Mexico lost one half of its territory to the United States

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exports

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goods and services that are produced domestically and sold to buyers in another country

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dependency theory

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belief that development and underdevelopment are not stages but part of the same process, explaining that industrial growth in Western Europe was achieved at the expense of underdevelopment in dependent regions such as Latin America

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coffee

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major product of Latin America

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Enlightenment

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18th century European intellectual movement featuring scientific advances, application of scientific methods to study o fhuman society, and the belief that reason should dictate behavior

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American Revolution

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the rebellion of Britain's Atlantic colonies from 1775-1783, resulting in the independence of the colonies

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U.S. Constitution

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the document that provides a framework for government in the United States

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Jesuits

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a religious order founded during the Reformation that sponsors educational and humanitarian missions around the world

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caudillos

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in 19th century Latin America, leaders not associated with the central government who dominated an area of a country by military force