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This is someone who was born in Latin America and had Spanish parents

What is a criollo?

Prior to the American Revolution, colonists refused to

buy British goods.

What isa Boycott?

A person who has certain rights and responsibilities

under a particular government

Who is a citizen?

A large group of people who work together for political

change.

What is a Political Movement?

This is an overthrow of a ruler or

government by a group, which then

takes power

What is a coup?

Government exists to protect the

rights of the people is an important

part of this

What is the Age of

Enlightenment?

This military leader gained power after

Latin American revolutions. He rarely

cared for the well being of his people.

What is a caudillo?

This type of colony relies on the

mother country for products and

services

What is a dependent

colony?

This part of the Constitution is a checklist which protects the people. It is a reason America

was successful after its revolution while most Latin

American countries struggled.

What is the Bill of Rights?

3 Reasons Latin American countries struggled after

gaining their independence

Most European countries were replaced by military leaders known as caudillos who:

-Did not plan a government for the people as American colonists did

-Did not care about the concern of the people

-Were out to get rich for themselves

-Were usually overthrown within years, leaving little stability

What were?

True/FalseSpanish colonies had a social structure in which everyone

shared basic rights and equality

What is false?Social structure in Spanish colonies

was based on Spanish blood.

In 1833, Jamaican slaves rebelled against

their owners. True/False

Haiti may have influenced this

What is True?In 1804, Toussaint

Louverture led Haitian slaves in violent revolution to gain

their independence

True/FalseViolence was needed to

gain independence for all Western Hemisphere

countries

Both Brazil and Canada gained independence

without the use of violence

What is false?

True/False

Countries which gained independence through violent means did not

achieve democratic societies

Although the Revolutionary War was not peaceful, the United

States had developed a government based on the

Constitution.

What is false?

After it gained independence life in

Brazil was different for its people than most

Latin American countries (Give 3 examples)

-Had political stability-Steady economic growth-Constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech-Respect for civil rights-Elections for members to a parliament with two houses, similar to America’s

What was, Brazil’s government:

Name three facts about Haiti’s

independence

-It was a violent revolution

-It was the first country to gain independence in Latin America

-It was unusual in that the slaves did the revolting

What were?

Brazil gained its independence, but it was different than most

Latin American countries because of these two reasons

What were:

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A. Brazil had a non-violent revolution?

B. Brazil’s mother country was NOT Spain, but Portugal?

Haiti’s revolution was similar to most Latin American revolutions

What were violent

revolutions?

The result of the British North

American Act of 1867

What was it gave Canada its own

central government?

The purpose of the United States

Constitution of 1787

What was to set up the framework of the government?

Lines of Latitude north and south of Oahu

What are 21 and 22 degrees north

Latitude?

Of Kauai, Molokai, Maui and Oahu, the island located most east

What is Maui?

Exact line of Longitudefor the island of Oahu

What is 158 degrees west

longitude?

Island west of Oahu:A. Molokai B. Kauai

What is Kauai?

Exact location of Niihau

What is

160 degrees west longitude

22 degrees north latitude?