LATIN AMERICA
SOL.7
WHAT IS LATIN AMERICA???
 Latin
America consists of the nations that speak
Spanish or Portuguese in Central and South America.
WHERE WERE THE EUROPEAN
COLONIES?
Country
Mexico
Brazil
Venezuela
Haiti
Columbia
Argentina
Cuba
Colony of…
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COLONIAL SYSTEM
The
colonial governments mirrored the
home (parent) countries governments
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Ex. Spanish colonies had the same government as
Spain did
Catholicism
had a strong influence on the
development of colonies
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Conversion of the natives (indigenous pop.)
WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY?
 Europeans
mined the precious metals from
Latin America for export.
GROWTH OF CITIES
Major
cities were established as outposts
of colonial authority
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Havana
Mexico City
Lima
São Paulo
Buenos Aires
WHO CONTROLLED LATIN AMERICA?
Viceroys/colonial
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officers
Viceroys were conquistadors who were given
governmental authority by the crown
Social
Structure:
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos & Mulattos
Indians
FROM COLONIZATION TO INDEPENDENCE
HOW DO THE REVOLUTIONS OF FRANCE AND
AMERICA INFLUENCE THE PEOPLE IN LATIN
AMERICA?
 Haiti--
slaves rebel, abolish slavery and win
independence.
 Mexico–
Father Hidalgo starts the Mexican
independence movement.
 French,
Portuguese and Spanish colonies
gain independence.
SO WHO GAINS INDEPENDENCE FROM THE
EUROPEAN NATIONS?
Who
Mexico
Haiti
Colombia
Venezuela
Brazil
From
WHO LED THESE REBELLIONS?
Toussaint
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Former slave who led the Haitian
rebellion against France
Defeated the armies of Spain, France
and Britain
Simon
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L’Ouverture
Bolivar
Native who liberated the northern
areas of Latin America
“The Liberator”
Don’t forget to
label bodies of
water!
YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
Add
these years to your map:
Brazil – 1822
 Paraguay – 1811
 Uruguay – 1828
 Argentina – 1816
 Chile – 1818
 Peru – 1824
 Bolivia – 1825
 Grand Columbia (Ecuador & Venezuela) - 1819
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THE MONROE DOCTRINE
 James
 5th
Monroe
US President
 1817
- 1825
MONROE DOCTRINE
 After
the American Revolution, the United
States wished to prevent foreign interference
in America.
 The
Monroe Doctrine was issued in 1823,
alerting European powers that the American
continents should not be considered for any
future colonization.
MONROE DOCTRINE
The
Monroe Doctrine was issued by US
President James Monroe in 1823:
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Latin American nations were acknowledged to be
independent
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The United States would regard as a threat to its
own peace and safety any attempt by European
powers to impose their system on any
independent state in the Western Hemisphere