Revolutions in Latin America: 19c-Early 20c

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Aim What were the causes of the South American
Revolutions? Do Now What would make you so
angry that you would be willing to
kill? Homework Use reasons from the
enlightenment to write a letter to president
Obama explaining the reasons why he should
support your rebellion.
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European Empires 1660s
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16c-18c New Ideas Brewing in Europe
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Causes of Latin AmericanRevolutions

• Enlightenment Ideas ? writings of John Locke,
  Voltaire, Jean Rousseau Thomas Jefferson and
  Thomas Paine.
• Creole discontent at being left out of government
  jobs and trade concessions.
• Inspiration of American/French Revolutions.
• Preoccupation of Spain Portugal in fighting the
  Napoleonic Wars.

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1. Enlightenment Ideas

• Laws of nature NATURAL LAWS govern natural
  science and human society.
• Give people rights ? life, liberty, property!
• Make fair societies based on reason possible.
• Challenged the theory of Divine Right monarchy.

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EnlightenmentThinkers
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2. Creole Discontent
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3. Inspiration of American French Revolutions
Declaration of the Rights of Man of the
Citizen, 1789
Declaration of Independence, 1776
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Latin American Revolutions!
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Simón Bolivar The Brainsof theRevolution

• Creole leader of the revolutions in Venezuela.
• Spent time in Europe and the newly-independent
  United States.

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Simón Bolivar Meets José de San Martin
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The Muscle of the Revolution
Bolivar coming from the North.
José de St. Martín and Bernard OHiggins cross
the Andes Mountains.
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Bolivar San Martin Fight for Independence!
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Bolivars Accomplishment
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Bolivars Failure

• After uniting Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador into
  Gran Columbia, he left to help free the rest of
  Latin America.
• He died a year later, with his goal of uniting
  all of South America unfulfilled!

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Aim What were the causes of the South American
Revolutions?Do Now
Simon Bolivar- Define Serfs Define Mother
Country Define Colony According to the document,
how does Simon Bolivar describe the relationship
between Spain (Mother Country) and The Colonies?
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Homework Use reasons from the enlightenment to
write a letter to president Obama explaining the
reasons why he should support your rebellion.