Chapter 24 Section 4Chapter 24 Section 4

Mr. LoveMr. Love

World History IIIWorld History III

Basketball NotesBasketball Notes

Colonial EconomyColonial Economy

• _____ had colonized Brazil.• Portugal• _____ controlled most of the rest of South

America.• Spain• These two nations used the economic system of

_______, acquiring as much gold and wealth as possible.

• Mercantilism – Colonies were a market for the mother country. Could not trade freely with other countries.

Colonial EconomyColonial Economy

• Certain colonists were given huge estates on which they set up large, self-sufficient farms. These farms were called _______.

• Haciendas

Colonial EconomyColonial Economy

• How were American Indians used on these haciendas?

• Slaves

Colonial SocietyColonial Society

• Society in LA was ruled by ______, Europeans born in either Spain or Portugal.

• Peninsulares• White people that were born in the colonies were called

______.• Creoles – suffered discrimination• People of American Indian and European background

were called ________.• Mestizos• People of European and African ancestry were called

________.• Mulattoes

Colonial SocietyColonial Society

• Missionaries played a large role in LA by converting many of the native people to _______.

• Catholicism

Causes of DiscontentCauses of Discontent

• _______ took control of the Spanish crown in 1759.• Charles III• Charles III wanted to restore power in LA by using a

_______ system. Appointed peninsulares to govern the colonies.

• Intendancy – this move along with heavy taxes he placed on the people of LA caused a great deal of anger.

• Colonists responded to these actions with a call for ________.

• Independence • The man who would help to lead many revolutions in LA

was ______ _______.• Simon Bolivar

Haiti’s Slave RevolutionHaiti’s Slave Revolution

• The first successful revolt to place in the French colony of ________.

• St. Domingue• In 1791, mulattoes and slaves joined together

led by ______ _______, and staged a bloody revolt.

• Toussaint-Louverture• This is the only successful slave revolt in the

world. Became first independent country in LA.

Mexico and Central America RebelMexico and Central America Rebel

• Early revolutions took place in Mexico. In 1810, ____ _____ _____, a local preist, led an army of peasant indians against the Spanish. He did well but was eventually caught and executed.

• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla• Finally, the Mexican generals will

overthrow the Spanish government and declare themselves a republic.

Spanish South AmericaSpanish South America

• One of the first revolts against Spain was in the southern region of __ _____ in 1810.

• La Pata

• Many small revolts took place throughout South America. Was finally able to push the Spanish out.

BrazilBrazil

• Napoleon’s army invaded ______ in 1807.• Portugal• The prince Dom Joao and his family fled to ______.• Brazil – He helped modernize the country. However,

revolt took place in Portugal making him return home.• ___ ____ declared independence in 1822 and ruled as

emperor.• Dom Pedro• By this time almost all of LA was now independent.

Latin America after IndependenceLatin America after Independence

• After Spain tried to regain some of it lost territories, the United States wanted to make sure Europeans stayed out.

• In 1823 President James Monroe issued the ____ ____.

• Monroe Doctrine – what is this document? Why is it important?

Latin American UnityLatin American Unity

• Many countries in LA wanted unity for the continent. Why did this not happen?

Internal ProblemsInternal Problems

• The internal conflicts were between two groups: the ______ and the ______.

• The creoles (conservative) and Mestizos (liberal)

• Ambitious mestizo leaders were also known as _____.

• Caudillos