independence and it's discontents

what factors caused american independence between 1800-1825?

resentment between american-born creoles and american born peninsulares
- after generations of people being thought of as less than. they are looked down upon. people feel like they can run the show themselves.
the failure of economic and political reform by spain and portugal in the face of increased imperial rivalry between the english, french, and dutch
the slow decline, between 1600-1800 of spain and portugal as major world powers.
relatively relaxed colonial administration by spain and portugal: colonists relied more on their own initiative more and more.
the ideas that the age of enlightenment, popular sovereignty, republican of self-government, the declaration of the rights of man, the examples of the usa and revolutionary france.
the collapse of the home empires in europe (spain, portugal) due to the crisis in europe (french revolution, Napoleonic wars)
the identification of americanos as different races and classes as one distinct people

the french revolution and latin america

rise to power of napoleon bonaparte
the napoleonic wars 1793-1812
- wars spread over europe and eventually to the americas as well.
- spain and portugal, repulsed by the excesses of the french revolution, first side against france.

an era of war and crisis