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What were the characteristics of the colonial system in Latin America in the nineteenth century?

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What were the characteristics of the colonial system in Latin America in the nineteenth century?

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The colonial governments of Latin America were influenced by the governments of their mother countries.

• The major religion among the colonies was Catholicism

• The following major cities were established as authoritative outposts:
- Mexico City
- Havana
- Lima
- Buenos Aires
- São Paulo

• Exportation of precious metals was a large part of their economy

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How did Spain and Portugal maintain control of their Latin American domains?

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How did Spain and Portugal maintain control of their Latin American domains?

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Rigid class structure
• Viceroys / colonial officers
Government officials who rule over certain countries or states under the influence of and as a representative of the local monarch.

• Creoles
People of non-European ethnicities and European ethnicities. (Mixed races) This phrase is most commonly referring to the French and African-American peoples. Such as those in Haiti and scattered around the Caribbean.

• Mestizos
Another phrase for people of non-European and European ethnicities. The phrase most commonly refers to the Spanish-Native American peoples.

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How did the American and French Revolutions influence Latin American independence movements?

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How did the American and French Revolutions influence Latin American independence movements?

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The two revolutionary movements encouraged the Latin American peoples to revolt and grasp independence for themselves.

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What were the contributions of Toussaint L’Ouverture and Simon Bolivar to revolutions in LatinAmerica?

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What were the contributions of Toussaint L’Ouverture and Simon Bolivar to revolutions in LatinAmerica?

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Toussaint L'Ouverture was a military leader who helped bring revolution to Haiti. Simòn Bolìvar was the main advocate of the revolution in Venezuela.

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How did the Monroe Doctrine impact revolutions in Latin America?

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How did the Monroe Doctrine impact revolutions in Latin America?

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•The Monroe Doctrine is a document enacted by the United States government stating that if any European power provoked a western nation, the nation attacked would be put under the protection of the U.S. government. This was another way for the U.S. to say that they would side with the western nations to help them revolt against their European mother countries.

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- The War of The Fourth Coalition
Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and Great Britain fought against France and their allies. (French victory)

- The War of The Fifth Coalition
A coalition of the Austrian Empire and the United Kingdom against Napoleon's French Empire and Bavaria. (French Victory)

- The Napoleonic Code
The code that gave France a set of laws concerning property, colony affairs, fraternity, and individual rights.

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What was the significance of the Congress of Vienna?

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What was the significance of the Congress of Vienna?

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- The Congress of Vienna
A meeting of European ambassadors. They were chaired by Klemens von Metternich.

The Congress of Vienna's goal was to create a balance of power in Europe to prevent monarchical or dictatorial rule within Europe, such as with the Napoleonic empire.

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How did nationalism and democracy influence national revolutions?

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How did nationalism and democracy influence national revolutions?

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- Nationalism
A feeling where one has a unwavering support for one and only one Nation-state.

- Democracy
A government ruled by the majority, for the majority.

Nationalism gave people pride in their country. They would want their country to be the best it can be. If they feel their current government is preventing that then they will have an incentive to revolt.

The ideas of a democracy gave the people fantasies of what their country could be. So they revolt to convert their government into a democracy.

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What events led to the unification of Italy?

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What events led to the unification of Italy?

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- The French Revolution
- The Reign of Napoleon
- The Establishment of Secret Nationalism Societies
- The Two Giuseppe's
- Garibaldi's Victories in The South
- King Emanuel and Cavour's Victories in The North
- The Pope's Loss of Most of His Sacred Lands

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What role did Otto von Bismarck play in the unification of Germany?

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What role did Otto von Bismarck play in the unification of Germany?

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Bismark pushed the German forces his took charge over to unify through "Blood and Iron" rather than speeches and negotiations. Because of this he created a sense of fear among the united Germany. Preventing any sections of it from attempting to revolt and become a separate party once more.