1. Nationalist Revolutions in
Latin America

2. Haiti African slaves vastly outnumbered French colonists
An African priest – Boukman – called for revolution

3. Haiti (continued) Toussaint L’Ouverture led an army to many victories
Jean-Jacques Dessalines – took over where L’Ouverture left off & declared Haiti independent in 1804

4. South America Simón Bolívar led his native Venezuela to independence
José de San Martín led his native Argentina to independence
Together, Bolívar and Martín won independence from Spain for the rest of South America in 1824

5. Mexico Miguel Hidalgo first proposed Mexican independence
José María Morelos picked up his fight against Spain
Augustín de Iturbide finally declared Mexican independence in 1821

6. Brazil
Declared independence from Portugal with a bloodless revolution in 1822