8th GradeSocial StudiesRevolution in Latin AmericaPart(1) : 8th GradeSocial StudiesRevolution in Latin AmericaPart(1) Chapter 6 Lesson 3
Slide 2 : In 1700s , Spain and Portugal gained control of most of the land in Mexico, Central America, and South America
These lands became known as Latin America.
The Spanish and the Portuguese kept
tight control over the people living in
Latin America.
They put strict controls on trade,
forcing Latin Americans to trade only with
Spain or Portugal.
Slide 3 : Inspired by American Revolution and the French Revolution, Latin Americans began to want freedom, too.
The Class System : The Class System The class system had developed in the Latin American Colonies.
The peninsulares were at the top of the class system.
They were people born in Spain or Portugal on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula.
They held all the important jobs in the government, church and army.
Slide 5 : Next were the Creoles. They were people who were born in Latin America but had European ancestors.
The creoles often owned haciendas, or Latin American plantations.
By the 1700s , most people in Latin America were neither peninsulares nor creoles.
Below these two upper classes were the Mestizos and Mulattoes.
Slide 6 : Mestizos had European and Native American ancestors.
Mulattoes had European and African ancestors.
Below the mestizo and mulatto class were the Native Americans and the Africans.
Most native Americans were free , but very poor.
Slide 7 : They worked for the creoles on the haciendas.
Some Africans were free, but most were slaves.
They were forced to work on the haciendas.
Slide 8 : Although many creoles were wealthy, they were unhappy with the peninsulares.
The penisulares kept the creoles from getting certain jobs.
So the creoles were ready for a revolution.
The mestizos and mulattoes also wanted change.
The Class System : The Class System
Revolution Begins : Revolution Begins Toussaint-Louverture led the first Latin America revolution.
He was a slave in the French colony, Saint Dominque.
In 1791 , he began a fight for
freedom.
Napoleon sent a French army to
defeat the colonists , but the French
could not stop the revolution.
Slide 11 : In 1804, saint Dominque won its independence and took the name Haiti.
Haiti was the first independent country in Latin America.
In 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo began a revolution in Mexico.
He led Native Americans and mestizos in a fight to win independence from Spain.
Slide 12 : He also fought for the return of Native American lands and an end to slavery.
Hidalgo was killed by the Spanish in 1811, but the revolution continued.
Mexico won its independence in 1821.
Independence for Brazil : Independence for Brazil In 1807, Napoleon’s army entered Portugal.
The king of Portugal fled to his colony in Brazil.
After the fall of Napoleon , the king returned to Portugal.
He left his son Don Pedro to rule Brazil .
Slide 14 : The people of Brazil wanted freedom from Portugal.
on September 7,1822, Don Pedro declared Brazil and independent country.
There was no fighting.
Portugal let Brazil gain freedom
peacefully.
Slide 15 : More Latin American countries began seeking independence.
Jose de san Martin led creoles in a fight for the independence of modern day Argentina.
He also won independence for Chile.
Other nations won independence under the leadership of Simon Bolivar,
Slide 16 : By 1830, the Spanish Empire in Latin America had been divided into several independent countries .
Open page 27 : Open page 27 Pretext Questions
What were the names of the on the top of the class system of the Latin American colonies?
What is known as Latin America?
Slide 18 : Pretext Questions
What were the names of the on the top of the class system of the Latin American colonies?
The peninsulares
What is known as Latin America?
Mexico, Central America and South America
Open page 29 : Open page 29 True and False Questions and correct the False:
In the 1700’s, Spain and Portugal gained control of most of the lands in Mexico, Central America, and South America ,These lands became known as Spanish America ( )
The mulattoes were at the top of the class system in the Latin American colonies ()
True and False : True and False In the 1700’s, Spain and Portugal gained control of most of the lands in Mexico, Central America, and South America ,These lands became known as Spanish America ( )
False, Latin America
The mulattoes were at the top of the class system in the Latin American colonies ()
false, The peninsulares
Questions : Questions Why were the Creoles unhappy with the peninsulares even though they were wealthy?
Slide 22 : Why were the Creoles unhappy with the peninsulares even though they were wealthy?
As the peninsulares kept the Creoles from getting certain jobs
Slide 23 : HW page 30
Slide 24 : Pretext Questions
Did all the Latin America gain independence?
yes
Open page 32 : Open page 32 True and False Questions and correct the False:
Cuba was the first independent country in Latin America ( )
Toussaint – Louverture was a slave in the American Revolution ()
Slide 26 : True and False Questions and correct the False:
Cuba was the first independent country in Latin America ( )
False, Haiti not Cuba
2.Toussaint – Louverture was a slave in the American Revolution ()
False, French Revolution
Slide 27 : “ Revolution in Latin America”
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