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Latin American Revolution 10 question

Document 3 Latin American Social Classes

Document 3 social classes guiding questions

Latin American Revolution Handout

http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/latin-american-wars-independence

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The colonies were in South America. Some of the colonies were in Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile.
Sources: six guiding question answers

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The lower classes who were the mestizos, mulattoes, natives and africans had to do a lot of work while the the highest class which were the peninsulares who they only had to do high ranking jobs for the government, military and churches.
Sources: Ten ? Answers

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They were people who were brought from Africa and the Caribbean. Majority of them were Africans since most slaves were worked to death. the Indians were natives to the land and had a little economic value but were severely oppressed. they didn't do much labor since they were known as citizens.
Sources: Paper Handout and Ten ? answers

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The Peninsulares were the most highest class. They were the ones who made up 1% of the population. some were very wealthy but not all. They worked with the high ranking jobs in the government, church and military.
Sources: paper Handout and Research Answers

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They were mostly French, Spanish or African descent who were born in the West Indies or parts of France and Spanish America. they were the people below the Peninsulares. they were a cause of the revolution because they felt like they weren't getting any respect from their mother country.
Sources: Paper Handout and ten ? answers

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Some causes were the class system and they also wanted independence. A social cause was that they only had the peninsulares have much of the power since they were the highest. A politcal cause was that the injustices and repressions while also that Napoleon's conquest of Spain triggered revolts.
Sources: Ten ? Answers and Quizlet.com

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The Peninsulares were at the top of everyone. They were the men born in Spain and Portugal which they held most of the high offices and important positions like at church, military and the government.The creoles were the second important  people. They were people who were born in Latin America who they were officers in armies, but they didn't control but of the land. The mestizos were mixed European and Indian. They worked as servants to the Peninsulares and also worked as farmhands.The Mulattoes were below the mestizos. They were European and  African mixed Ancestry.The Native Americans and the Africans were at the very bottom, but they were the largest society group. They were citizens but didn't do much work.
Sources: Paper Handout

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The people were divided into the social classes based on birth. The ones who were born in Spain and Portugal held most of the high Government positions while the ones who were born in Latin America whose ancestors came from Europe they held lesser government jobs.
Sources: Quizlet.com

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The Latin American wars of independence lasted from 1808 to 1826. The wars had been watched with considerable interest in north america.
Sources: Ten ? amswers

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Because the second and third estates were the clergy and the nobility, they got privileges and did not have to pay any taxes while only the common people did.
Sources: Paper Handout

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The three estates divided the people into three social divisions in the culture of ancient France.. The estate you belonged to had a big impact on how your social status would be and also what your quality of life would be.
sources: Ten ? Answers

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French revolution paper handout

http://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/

http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution

http://www.encyclopedia.com/history/modern-europe/french-history/french-revolution

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With such great debt, the king had no other option, than to try and raise taxes to the people in the three estates (mainly for the third estate which was for the peasants, craftspeople and laborers)
Sources: Paper Handout

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Some of the reasons were that the king had borrowed heavily to maintain a lavish lifestyle. Also to fight Great Britain in the "Seven Year" war and to help Americans with the revolutionary war.
sources: Paper Handout

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The most important estate was the second estate because these people held most of the high offices in the land and did not pay any taxes.
Sources: Paper Handout

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the major cause was that there was a major number of factors that had come together leading up to the revolt of the people against the king. Some other causes were economic causes like like the french government was in a major financial crisis. Also there were social and political causes like having the three estates and the age of Enlightment  who presented ideas of liberty and equality.
Sources: Paper Handout

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during 1789 and 1799 the common people lives were difficult because they mostly ate bread to survive however the cost of bread skyrocketed and people were hungry and starving. The commoners were the people who had to pay majority of the taxes. The higher taxes were the ones who angered them especially since the nobles didn't have to pay their share.
Sources: Ten ? answers

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The estate you belonged to had major impact of your social status and quality of life. The first estate was the clergy who they worked for churches including priests, monks, bishops and nuns. The second estate was made up of the nobility who they held most of the high offices in the land and didn't pay most of the taxes. The third estate was made up of the peasants, craftspeople, and laborers of the land. They had to pay taxes including tax on salt.

Sources: Paper Handout

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The french revolution had lasted from 1789 to 1799.
Sources: Duckster.com

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http://www.revolutionary-war.net/13-colonies.html#va

http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history

Google classroom slides

https://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm

http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution/intolerable_acts.php

https://www.landofthebrave.info/intolerable-acts.htm

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It was also known as the seven years' war which this conflict made a struggle between France and Britain.. It lasted from 1756 to 1763.
Sources: History.com

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the 13 colonies were

governed by the British government before the revolutionary war.

sources:http://www.revolutionary-war.net/13-colonies.html

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From 1774 to 1789 it had served as the government of the 13 american colonies and later the United States. The first congress met in Philadelphia in 1774. It cut off imports from Britain until the intolerable act was removed.
Later in 1775 the second continental congress met. Form the first continental congress, 5 delegates were elected.
Sources: History.com and handout

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They were harsh laws that had been passed by the British parliament in 1774. Because of this it had made the Boston Harbor close.The act had been passed to punish Massachusetts for the tea party.This had changed their charter government.
Sources: Google Classroom Slides and history.com

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It was the catalyst of the Boston tea party. The act was passed by parliament on May 10, 1773 which granted the British east India Company a monopoly on tea sales in american colonies.
Sources: Google  Classroom Slides and History.com

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With this act huge acts of protests happened while also lots of the protests were put on by Sons of liberty organizations.
The act was meant to  import duty on tea, lead, paint, and glass.
Sources: Ten ? answers and history.com and google classroom slides

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The Stamp Act was passed by the British government. It had happened in 1765. What the stamp act did was that it made direct tax on the colonists with all paper items.
Sources: Google Classroom Slides and history.com and google classroom slides

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England had forced policies that there could not be anymore free trade.
It was also illegal to make trade with France.
Sources: Google Classroom slides and history.com