WHII Independance Movements

Where is the US and Latin America located?

Western Hemisphere

Which colonizing power had most of the 13 Colonies?

England

What tactics did European Countries and the Colonists use to colonize?

disease, slaves, war.

Native Americans

Indigenous people of the Americas for 14,000 years.

Year American colonies declared independence from Britain.

1776

What was the US Revolution’s ideas based on?

Enlightenment

African Soldiers

4-15% of Revolutionary War soldiers

US Territorial Expansion

Growth from Atlantic to Pacific Coasts.

How did the US expand from 1776-1900?

a.        Economy

b.       Politics

c.       Military

Louisiana Purchase

Land acquisition from France in 1803.

What happened to Native Americans as a result of US expansion?

Forced Relocation

Industrial Revolution

Shift from human to machine power in production.

What happened to the US after the IR?

US became a leading economic force post-IR.

Steam Powered Trains

Revolutionary invention for fast travel across US.

Mirrored the governance of their European home countries.

Colonial Governments

Major religion influencing Latin American colonies.

Catholicism

Economic policy focused on exporting raw materials.

Mercantilism

What was the Social Structure in Latin America like>

Hierarchical system based on race in colonies. (very racist)

Viceroys

European officials governing colonies on behalf of monarchs.

Creoles

Locally born individuals of European ancestry.

Mestizos

People of mixed Native American and European descent.

Spanish Conquest Impact

Rapid decline of Native American populations.

African Slavery

Kidnapped individuals forced to work in Latin America.

Influential Revolutions

American and French revolutions inspired Latin American movements.

Haitian Independence

First successful slave revolt leading to independence.

Toussaint L'Ouverture

Leader of Haitian independence movement against France.

Father Miguel Hidalgo

Initiated Mexican independence movement; executed by Spanish.

Simon Bolivar

Known as 'The Liberator' for Latin American independence.

Gran Colombia

Union of several countries post-independence, later fragmented.

What countries made up Gran Colombia?

Panama, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia

Monroe Doctrine

US policy opposing European colonization in the Americas.

James Monroe

Fifth US president, served from 1817-1825.

Isolationism

US policy of avoiding European political affairs.

How did the Monroe Doctrine effect Latin America

a.        They had issues assimilating different cultures (African, Native American, and European) into one cohesive society

b.       They were often forced to fall in line with the USA’s economic and political goals regardless of whether or not they wanted to