Latin America

“Crash Course: Latin American Revolutions”

Directions: Watch the film, “Latin American Revolutions” and answer the following questions as thoroughly as possible. Answer in complete sentences. Your responses will be handed in and graded. The worksheet is worth 20 points.

1) What were the 3 institutions that controlled colonial Latin America?

2) Who were the main groups that made up colonial Latin American society?

3) What did the creoles want?

4) Why did the king of Portugal go to Brazil?

5) How did Brazil gain its independence?

6) When did Brazil end slavery?

7) Who started the Mexican independence movement?

8) Why did the creoles and peninsulares join forces in Mexico in 1820? Who was left out?

9) What was Bolivar’s plan for South America?

10) What parts of the Americas were not independent by 1825?

11) Why were the Latin American Revolutions not very revolutionary?

12) When did women get the right to vote in Mexico and Peru?

13) How destructive were the Wars for Independence?

Identifications

Directions: Explain each of the following terms. Include the date and historical significance of the term. You can look terms up online to add additional information.

The Royal Fifth

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

Peninsulares

Creoles

Mestizo

Mulatto

King Joao

Prince Pedro

Father Hidalgo

Father Morelos

Augustin Iturbide

Vicente Guerrerro

Simon Bolivar

Jose de San Martin

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