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The Latin American independence movements were led by disenchanted middle class creoles, felt that they could manage and direct their own political and economic destinies. These independence movements were influenced by such earlier revolutions as the Puritan, American and French revolutions. Between 1819-1825, nine new political units emerged in Latin America, Central America and the Caribbean; Spanish and Portuguese power was broken in the Western Hemisphere, but the traditions of absolutism and aristocracy, lingered on. Wealthy landowners controlled the new nations, leaving matzos, mulattoes, and Native American Indians powerless. Latin American development has been hampered by European and North American interference in their political and economic affairs.

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Unit 5E

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World History
Civics,
Citizenship, and Government
Bogata Houston Lima Santiago La Paz Angostura Caracas Guayaquil Latin American Independence Cities of Interest
 
Related Turning Points:  Related Topics:

  • Toussaint L'Overture - Haitian Revolution
     
  • Social Stratification in Latin America
     
  • Monroe Doctrine
     
  • Abolition of Slavery in Brazil
     
  • Mexican Revolutions of 1810 and 1910-1930

 

 

 

 

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