Name: Date: Period: Causes of Revolution

between the small number of people with power and wealth and the poverty stricken masses without political

influence provided a situation ripe for revolution. Using the Following Link, identify the social issues that existed

in Latin America that led to Revolution. 

and their respective powers or roles.

How could this system alone lead to Revolution? What actions taken by Napoleon inflamed this situation and why?

    
 2) http://www4.bluevalleyk12.org/bvhs/mklopfenstein/WW_notes/graphic%20organizers/ch.%203/social%20structure%20of%20the%20spanish%20colonies.pdf

1. 
   Which two groups made up the vast portion of the population in Colonial America.
   
   
   

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

major causes of revolutions in Latin America.  

French Revolution set the stage for revolution in Latin America, but the forces in motion needed one more event

to trigger their move for Independence. 

5) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11917&pt=Simon%20Bolivar

Why is Simon Bolivar called the George Washington of South America?

in reaction to the anger of underprivileged and underrepresented classes inspired by the model of the French

Revolution and enlightenment ideals. As in South America, bold leaders and commitment from the people

saw an end to colonial rule.  Whereas clear military struggle had won victories for the peoples of South America,

royal intrigue and infighting complicated the road to independence for Mexico and Brazil. 

7. 
   http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mexican-war-of-independence-begins
   

of the new nations, the goals of the revolutions of equality and unity largely went unfulfilled. The fierce

sense of  Independence that had led to victory over colonial overlords, would cause divisions between the

new nations and destroy Simon Bolivar's dreams of a Gran Columbia in South America. Soon after

Independence, the unworldly reins of government were grabbed by men who did not share the sense of

equality that had ignited the revolutions. 

1) http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=856&HistoryID=aa87>rack=pthc

2) http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/usa/mondoc.html

3) http://occawlonline.pearsoned.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter31/objectives/deluxe-content.html

-Political Fragmentation) Political Disunity

able to buy the land were the creoles or the upper classes that now existed because most of the peninsulares

were gone. This meant that most of the land was once again owned by a small, elite section of the population.

5) Trade - After Independence, the cash crop economy that had existed continued, but now trade was not

restricted to a mother country, and Spain's former colonies opened trade with Britain and the United States.

To build up their government's, caudillo's borrowed money from the U.S. and Britain to set up industries.

When the countries were not able to pay back their loans, the lender countries moved in and took over

industries in Latin America.
Haitian Revolution