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Latin Revolution
Question | Answer |
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What is a creole? | a person of European decent born in overseas colony, typically occupied the 2nd tier of hierarchy |
Who was Father Miguel Hidalgo ? | (1753-1811) a Mexican roman catholic priest who was a leader of the Mexican war of independence |
What is Fraternity? | Friendship and mutual support |
What is Haiti? | a nation in the Caribbean sea that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic, Was a French colony during time of the French Revolution, revolutionary ideas spread there |
What is the Haitian Revolution? | (1791-1804) a successful slave revolt and revolution that led to Haitis independence from France |
Who is Jose De San Martin? | (1778-1850) an Argentine general and leader of South Americas independence movement from Spain |
What is a Mestizo? | a person mixed native American and European decent in Spanish colonies |
What was the Mexican war of Independence? | (1810-1821) an armed conflict that led to Mexicos independence from Spain, began by Hidalgo |
What is a Mulatto? | a person of mixed African and European decent in Spanish colonies |
What is Nationalism? | strong feelings of support from ones nation |
What is Peninsular? | a person in Spain who lived in a Spanish colony |
Who was Simon Bolivar? | (1783-1830) leader of latin America, independence movement in South America |
What is Sovereignty? | the power of a state to rule itself, since most of Latin America lack Sovereignty for approximately 300 years |
What is St. Domingue? | the name for Haiti when it was a french colony |
What was the Napoleonic Wars? | (1803-1815)a series of major wars in European during which Napoleon Bonaparte I attempted to conquer the continent, after his final defeat Napoleon was exiled to an island in the Atlantic ocean an European powers redrew the borders in the continent |