PPT-HISTory 331: Colonial Latin America

Syllabus Review Professor Kristalyn M Shefveland Fall 2015 About your professor My name is Dr Kristalyn Shefveland and I am a specialist in Colonial and Native American History I received my PhD in American History from the University of Mississippi in May 2010 My research interests include Colonial America Native America the Southeast the Atlantic World and the British Empire I am eager to learn about you and your specific interests in History . Have out your study guide for the midterm with 1-27 completed and the Latin America Map!. Using the map you completed for homework, answer the . following . questions (you don’t have to write the questions down) on a piece of paper titled: “. Juan Carlos Moreno . Brid. . Deputy. Director . ECLAC - . Mexico. . . JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY,. New Delhi, . January. 2012. Global growth has slowed sharply after the recovery from the crisis. Chapter 18. (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. outposts of control for Europe. Catholicism. is the major religion. Colonies mirror their . mother countries. Wealth gained through . Mining precious metals. Viceroys. – royal officials who rule. Chapter 20. Latin American Background. Peoples of Latin America. Peninsulares. - . Spanish-born whites (highest class). Creole. - colonial-born whites (minority). Mestizo. - mixed European and Indigenous descent (majority) . 1700-1775. American Pageant Chapter 5. Conquest by the Cradle. Population growth. 1700. 300,000 people total. 20,000 of total-. -black. 1775 . 2.5 million people total. 500,000 . of total—black. 400,000 . Cold War Period. TODAY’s OBJECTIVES:. Explain the political context in Latin America after WWII . Explain . how the Cold War affected . Latin America. Following . WWII – the political grouping into three “worlds”:. In Latin America, most of the countries are quite ____.. They are what we would called ____ nations because they are still mainly agricultural based and do not have a great deal of money per person, or ____ income.. outposts of control for Europe. Catholicism. is the major religion. Colonies mirror their . mother countries. Wealth gained through . Mining precious metals. Viceroys. – royal officials who rule. ). The Columbian Exchange. The . Columbian Exchange. refers to the transfer of peoples, animals, plants, and diseases between the New and Old Worlds. The Columbian Exchange. The . domesticated livestock and major agricultural crops of the Old World has spread throughout the New World. (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. Bankrupt treasuries. Mexico. Central America. Caribbean Islands. South America. Why do we call it . Latin. America?. We call it LATIN America because most of the European countries that colonized this region spoke Spanish or Portuguese. Both of these languages are derived (or come from) the ancient Latin language. Thus we call this region Latin America.. SS6G4 A-B-C. SS6G1. The student will locate selected features of Latin America and the Caribbean.. . a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map:. . Amazon River. , . Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, Panama Canal, Andes Mountains, Sierra Madre Mountains, . (1750-1914). The Industrial Revolution and Latin America. After Independence in Latin America. Decimated populations. Flooded or closed silver mines. Diminished herds of livestock. Abandoned farms. Bankrupt treasuries.