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Essential Question
What goals were shared by Louverture
and Hidalgo?
What was the situation in Haiti?
The first revolution in Latin America
took place in Haiti
Haiti can be found on the island of
Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea
What was produced in Haiti?
In Haiti, many enslaved workers produced
sugar and coffee
More than 500,000 of the 560,000 people
who lived in Haiti were either slaves or had
once been enslaved
Nearly 90% of
the population
Who controlled Haiti?
Haiti was actually a French colony…
Most Latin American colonies were
either ruled by Spain or Portugal
Why did a rebellion occur?
With France tied up with
revolution and war…
The time was
ripe for a
rebellion in Haiti
Who led the rebellion?
In the 1790s, enslaved Africans began rebelling
against French rule
They were led by
TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE
What did it accomplish?
French forces captured Louverture and he eventually
died in prison…
The revolution lived on…
In 1804, Haiti announced its independence and became
the first Latin American country to win its independence
What happened in Mexico?
In Mexico, two Catholic priests led a revolt against Spain
MIGUEL HIDALGO
JOSE MARIA MORELOS
What happened to the priests?
Both Hidalgo and Morelos were
captured and executed….
But, the revolution lived on…
What was the result?
1821 – Mexico declares its
independence from Spain
1823 – Mexico declares
itself a republic
Soon…
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
and
Nicaragua
would all announce their independence
from Spanish rule as well
Essential Question
What goals were shared by Louverture
and Hidalgo?
Louverture
Hidalgo