1. SPANISH COLONIES in AMERICA win INDEPENDENCE
Lesson #5

2. You already know about…
How the Columbian Exchange worked
And how the Spanish conquered the Aztecs and Incas

3. Stages of Latin American History
Powerful Civilizations controlled population ( )
Aztecs
Incas
Spanish arrived (1500s), conquered Civilizations
75% of Indians killed by disease
Remainder forced into slavery
Creoles won independence from Spain (1800s)
Issues they created still exist today…

4. Early 1500s in Latin America
Spain took control of more and more land
Goal: hunted for more civilizations to conquer
Searched for Gold and Silver
Each new mine claimed for Spain
Spaniards flooded Americas
Gold and silver made Spain wealthy
Wealth meant large Army and Navy

5. Life in Spanish America
Creoles lived WELL
Mestizos lived poorly
Native Americans forced to labor
Forced to labor to death
Replaced by more and more African slaves

6. Life in Spanish America
To control population, Creoles had to keep class system rigid
Rich were very rich, poor were impoverished

7. 1600s in Latin America Spanish settlers learned that
Cash crops could sell in Europe
Native Americans died off from European diseases
Spaniards needed new laborers
Forced Africans into slavery
Most Slaves worked on
plantations

8. 1700s in Latin America Spain started losing winning edge
Spanish no longer strongest nation in world
Pirates raided shipments of gold to Spain
Settlers (Creoles) no longer proud to be Spanish
Some Creoles rebelled against

9. INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT
LEADERS IN LATIN AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE Toussaint L’Ouverture (470) Simon Bolivar (471) Jose de San Martin (471) Jose Morelos (472) For each guy, find: who he was what he did for independence

10. Toussaint L’Ouverture (470)
Former slave on island of Haiti Organized a slave rebellion against French control

11. Simon Bolivar (471) An Educated military general – a Creole.
Was called “the Liberator”
Won independence for most of South American from Spain

12. Jose de San Martin (471) Also a creole.
Won independence for Chile from Spain.
Helped Bolivar in the North.

13. Jose Morelos (472) A priest and a Mestizo.
Helped Creoles win independence by creating discipline.