NAME:_____________________
Latin America Revolutions
Web Quest
Log in the Latin American Revolutions webquest and follow the directions and links to complete
the following questions about the Latin American Revolutions.
Haitian Revolution
1. Who was Toussaint L'Ouverture?
What did he accomplish?
2. How was he betrayed and what happened to him?
Causes of the Revolution
3. Explain the social hierarchy in Latin America Before Revolution. Include and describe each of the
groups and their respective powers or roles. (Colonial Society on the Eve of Change)
a. How could this system alone lead to Revolution?
b. What Actions taken by Napoleon inflamed this situation and why?
4. Identify an additional four major causes of revolutions in Latin America.
The Revolution Begins!
5. Describe how Napoleon's invasion and conquest of Spain in the Peninsular War of 1808 triggered
the Revolutions in Latin America. (3rd Paragraph)
Libertadores in South America (Answer only 1 of the following 2 questions)
6. Pick 2 characteristics or experiences of Simon Bolivar that made him a good leader and list them.
OR
7. Why is Simon Bolivar called the “George Washington of South America”?
Revolutions Throughout Latin America
8. Pick one of the two activities:
a. Mexican war of Independence 1810 - List and briefly describe the major causes, figures,
events, and results.
b. Brazil's rode to Independence - Outline the peculiar series of events that led to Brazil's
independence
Effects of the Revolutions (Answer 2)
Five Consequences of Independence:
9. Who were the caudillos and what type of government did they set up for the new countries of
Latin America?
10. What was the Monroe Doctrine and how did it show the U.S. "controlling" Latin America? (First
Paragraph)
11. What happened to the dream of Political unity? (New Nations Confront Old and New Problems
- Political Fragmentation) Political Disunity