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17 Cards in this Set
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Simon Bolivar |
George Washington of South America |
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Jose De San Martin |
He was an Argentinean revolutionary leader who liberated Argentina, Chile, and Peru. |
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Jose Maria Morelos |
He lead Mexican rebels against the Spanish after Miguel in 1811 |
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Miguel Hindalgo |
The priest from Dolores issued the call for rebellion in Mexico. |
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Louis Napolean |
French president in 1848 and 4 years later took the title of Emperor. He built railroads, encouraged industrialization, and promoted an ambitious program of public works. |
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Alexander II |
He was a Russian czar, who decided to move Russia towards modernization and social change; believed that his reforms would allow Russia to complete with Western Europe for world power. |
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Jethro Tull |
He was one of the first scientific farmers; invented a seed drill. |
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Eli Whitney |
He was an American who invented the cotton gin, which multiplied the amount of cotton that could be cleaned. |
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Adam Smith |
He defended the idea of a free economy, or free markets, in his 1776 book the wealth of nations. He felt that economic liberty guaranteed economic progress and that government should not interfere. |
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Peninaulares |
A colonist of Spanish ancestry, top of the social pyramid. |
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Creole |
Colonist who were born in Latin America to Spanish parents, second highest class. |
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Mestizos |
A person with mixed European and Indian ancestry. Third from from the top in social class. |
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Mulattos |
A person of mixed European and African ancestry. Second lowest class. |
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Conservative |
Mainly wealthy landowners and nobles who wanted to preserve the traditional monarchies of Europe. |
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Liberal |
Middle class business owners and merchants who wanted to give more political power to elected parliaments. |
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Radical |
Europeans who favored drastic changes to extend democracy to all people. |
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Nationalism |
The belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation. |
