PPT-Latin American Independence Movements

17911845 Independence Movements in Latin America European domination of Latin America Spread of Enlightenment ideas American and French revolutions Growth of nationalism in Latin America. Toussaint L’Overture and El Libertador . Background to A Rebellion. One of the key moments in the spread of the Atlantic revolutions to Latin America and the Caribbean was the Haitian Rebellion (1791-1804). The Congress of Vienna. The allies of Europe’s major powers restored many former rulers and borders, bringing Europe back in some measure to the way it had been before the French Revolution.. To some degree, this gathering of crowned heads was a triumphant celebration of the defeat of Napoleon. . Setting the Stage. Spanish and Portuguese colonists were denied political power and had economic restrictions placed upon . them.. The Latin American colonists had little to no representation in the mother countries of Spain & Portugal, and although they were the producers of the goods/foods used in trade, they had little to say in the trading business. . 1919 – 1939 . Effects of World War I on the Colonial World. 1) Many colonized peoples expected independence in exchange for their contributions during the war. 2) The war brought people from the Colonial World into closer contact with the European ideology of NATIONALISM. Revolutions. Enlightenment. Ideas .  writings of John Locke, Voltaire, & Jean Rousseau; Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine.. Creole. discontent at being left out of government jobs and trade concessions.. Latin American Independence. Revolution in Haiti. Haiti was originally known as . Sante. . Domingue. and was a French colony. Its main product was sugar which was harvested on large plantations by African slaves. Latin American Independence. Revolution in Haiti. Haiti was originally known as . Sante. . Domingue. and was a French colony. Its main product was sugar which was harvested on large plantations by African slaves. Chapter 30. The Building of American States. The United States: Westward Expansion and the Civil War. Westward Expansion. & Manifest Destiny. Conflict and . Indigenous . People. The Mexican. American War. (1810 – 1825). AP World History Notes. Chapter 17. Spanish American Revolutions. Inspired by the North American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. Intellectuals had become familiar with ideas from the European Enlightenment. What were the causes of independence?. Bourbon and . Pombaline. reforms in Spain and Portugal. Peninsulares. held most of the power over majority people. Church power became limited. Increase in taxes. Latin American Society. 6 groups . 2. . power groups. Controlled land, wealth, and power in Spanish colonies . Peninsulares. -. . people born in Spain . Tiny part of population. Held high offices in Spanish colonial government. Creoles (American born whites in colonies) began to question European colonial policies.. The non-Creole, non-European majority resented European colonial government.. But due to class differences, actual movements in Latin America do not begin until movements in Europe prompt action in the colonies.. Haiti, Spanish Colonies, and Mexico. Colonial Society Divided . Peninsulares. Born in Spain or Portugal (Iberian PENINSULA). They are only ones who could hold high office and govern. 30,000 by 1800. Creoles. Section 1 – Nationalism in the Middle East. QOD – What important force led to the fall of the Ottoman Empire?. Objective – Describe the Ottoman decline, the modernization of Turkey and Iran, and how Arab nationalism was affected by Jewish immigration to Palestine..