Independence In America
Review information
Spain
Mexico
Aztecs
Moctezuma
Chile
Cortez
Pizarro
Incas (Athualpa
New
Spain/Peru
Lima
Creoles/
Mestizos
Haciendas
religion
Vocab
Latin America
Decree
Simon Bolivar
Toussaint L’Ouverture
Miguel Hidalgo
Jose Maria Morelos
Agustin de Iturbide
Jose de San Martin
Pedro II
Bernado Higgins
Vocab
Latin America:
cultural region
south of the US
Decree: a royal
command
Step One: Haiti
Toussaint L’Ouverture:
led an army of slaves in
Haiti to defeat France
Step Two: Mexico
Mexico: Round One
Miguel Hidalgo: Mexican
priest who gave the
“call of Dolores” that
inspired people to fight
against the Spanish
Mexico: Round Two
Jose Maria Morelos:
Priest who continued the fight
in Mexico. Called the first
national congress and lead
Mexico to independence
Mexico: Independence
Agustin de Iturbide:
officer in Spanish army
who helped defeat
Spain and declared
himself emperor of
Mexico
Step Three: Latin America
Latin America
Jose de San Martin:
From Argentina, and he
helped drive out the Spanish
Latin
America
Simon Bolivar:
great general who
defeated the Spanish at
Venezuela, Colombia,
and Peru
Vocab
Bernardo Higgins: President of Chile
Step Four: Brazil
Brazil
Pedro II:
Ruled Brazil for 50 years after his
father. Abolished slavery, which
made plantation owners powerful.
Reading Strategy
Concept:
Independen
ce
in America
Definition:
America
became
independen
t through
revolutions
Steps:
Haiti
Mexico
LA
Brazil
Reflection
Summarize
the steps it
took to
make
America
independent
Chart Creation
List the following information, and add it
to the classroom chart
Who did they gain independence from?

Spain, France etc
Year of Revolution?
New Country Called?
Please make this chart on a separate sheet of paper
Leaders
Toussaint
L’Ouverture
Miguel
Hidalgo
Morelos
Iturbide
San Martin
Simon Bolivar
Pedro II
Year
From
Country
Leaders
Year
From
Country
Toussaint L’Ouverture
1804
French
Haiti
Miguel Hidalgo
Morelos
Iturbide
San Martin
1810
1813
1821
1816
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Spanish
Simon Bolivar
1819
1821
Spanish
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Argentina,Chil
e
Colombia
Venezuela
Pedro II
1822
Portugal
Brazil
Timeline Creation
You are going to create a timeline to illustrate
the revolutions in South and Central America
List the following information on your timeline
Date of Independence
Country’s name
Leader of revolution
Each country should have a different color
Each country should have a picture to
represent its’ independence